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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span>Special Section
in Leonardo Journal<br>
Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Art<br>
Guest Editors: Tom Rockwell and Tami I. Spector</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Over the last decade, "nano" has become
a buzzword
signifying everything from imagined atomic-scale robotic utopias to
small
electronics. For scientists the shift toward nano has also become
ubiquitous; what used to be referred to as molecular has been reframed
as nano;
27 journals devoted to nanotech/nanoscience are now published; and the
National
Science Foundation and other granting agencies have devoted a
significant
amount of funding toward nanotech/nanoscience. Among engineers,
scientists and science-studies scholars, discussions of the potential
of
nanotech/nanoscience abound, including conferences that debate the pros
and
cons of a nano-hegemony and attempt to debunk some of the hype.
Artists,
however, have only begun to explore this emergent scientific field,
leaving it
wide open for creative interpretation. With this special section of
Leonardo, we hope to ignite artists' interest in the exploration of
nanotech/nanoscience and encourage scientists, scholars and educators
to
contemplate the implications of an art-nanotech/nanoscience connection.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Leonardo, in collaboration with the
Exploratorium under the
auspices of the Nanotech Informal Science Education Network, will
publish a
series of special sections periodically over the next 5 years exploring
the
intersections of nanotech/science and art. We are especially seeking
submissions of artworks (visual, performance, sound, etc.) with
artist's
statements explaining the relationship of the work to nanotech/science;
essays
from scientists, engineers and scholars exploring the connection
between
nanotech/science and art; and essays and visuals aiming at
nanotech/science
education that use the arts as a pedagogical tool.<br style="">
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<!--[endif]-->Interested artists and authors are invited to send
proposals, queries and/or manuscripts to the Leonardo editorial office
at <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:leonardomanuscripts@gmail.com"><leonardomanuscripts@gmail.com></a>. Editorial guidelines are
available on the Leonardo website:
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.leonardo.info/isast/journal/editorial/edguides.html">www.leonardo.info/isast/journal/editorial/edguides.html</a><br>
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