Abstract
IN THE RIGHT HANDS, say, in those of artist Michael Oliveri, a scanning electron microscope (SEM) of roasted ceramic films can pull off miracles of sorts: The invisibly tiny dimensions of the micro- and nanorealms become Ansel Adams-like images, with arresting landscapes that simultaneously come off as familiar and otherworldly. Oliveri, whose first degree is in electronics, is a professor of art and digital media at the University of Georgia, where the field has been renamed “Art X.” He has struck up a cross-campus collaboration with materials scientist Zhengwei Pan, and together, they make an alloy of art and science. Pan, known for his skills at making nanobelts, nanowires, and other structures made of inorganic materials, has long appreciated the power of images to convey to wide audiences at least some of what makes leading-edge science and technology so exciting and fascinating. He even uses the term “NanoArt” in reference to, in his words, ...
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