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Nanotechnology has advanced tremendously over the years. Many people may think that it is a relatively new innovation; however, examples of nanotechnology date all the way back to Roman times. The Lycurgus cup in the British Museum is a perfect example of the use of nanotechnology from that period. When you look at the cup in daylight, it appears to be green, but if you illuminate it from the inside, it appears to be red. This coloration is due to the fact that the Romans had found a way to introduce nano-sized gold particles in the cup. The Pottery of Deruta is also a great example as it contained copper and silver nanoparticles which gave it its beautiful coloration. Another example is stained glass, which depends on the form and type of the nanoparticles to give it its wide range of colors. The marvelous quality of these three pieces of art would be impossible to achieve without nanotechnology using regular pigments.   The Lycurgus Cup   The Pottery of Deruta Stai

"Neurons." Pinterest . N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2017. <https://www.pinterest.com/explore/neurons/>. When I think of the brain, I imagine an interweaving web of nerves and neurons. The brain is an extremely fascinating organ and has investigated by many scientists and artists throughout the years. A recent project called Brainbow is a new way of visualizing neurons. This term is used to describe the process by which individual neurons in the brain can be distinguished from neighboring neurons using fluorescent proteins. This new technique allows hundreds of neurons to be simultaneously and differently illuminated. The resulting images from Brainbow have won many awards in science photography competitions because of how unique and captivating the images are as you can see in the picture below. Brainbow is an excellent example of how a deep understanding of the science behind how the brain works can lead to the creation of images that are not only beautiful to look at