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Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Art CALL FOR PAPERS Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Art Leonardo Special Section Guest Editors: Tom Rockwell and Tami I. Spector Over the last decade, “nano” has become the 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 confer- ences 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 inter- pretation. With this special section of Leonardo we hope to ignite artists’ interest in the exploration of nano- tech/nanoscience and encourage scientists, scholars and educators to contemplate the implications of an art-nanotech/nanoscience connection. 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/nanoscience and art. We are especially seeking submissions of artworks (visual, performance, sound, etc.) with artists’ statements explaining the relationship of the work to nanotech/ nanoscience; essays from scientists, engineers and scholars exploring the connection between nanotech/ nanoscience and art; and essays and visuals aiming at nanotech/nanoscience education that uses the arts as a pedagogical tool. Articles published to date as part of this special project include: Tami I. Spector, “Introduction: Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Art,” Leonardo 41, No. 4. Filipe Rocha da Silva, “Nanoscale and Painting,” Leonardo 41, No. 4. Boo Chapple with William Wong, “Can You Hear the Femur Play? Bone Audio Speakers at the Nanoscale,” Leonardo 41, No. 4. Jane Bearinger, “Chaos Control on the Nanoscale,” Leonardo 41, No. 4. Interested artists and authors are invited to send proposals, queries and/or manuscripts to the Leonardo editorial office: Leonardo, 211 Sutter St., Ste. 501, San Francisco, CA 94108, U.S.A. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Editorial Guidelines for Authors can be found at <www.leonardo.info>. This project is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0532536. Downloaded from http://direct.mit.edu/leon/article-pdf/42/2/183/1574667/leon.2009.42.2.183.pdf by guest on 01 October 2021 Leonardo Network News The Newsletter of the International Society of the Arts, Sciences, and Technology and of l’Observatoire Leonardo des Arts et Technosciences Amy Ione Joins Leonardo Journal key new results, ideas and developments in practice. A rapid Editorial Board referee process is employed, in which the decision is restricted We are pleased to announce that longtime Leonardo member to “accept” or “reject.” The announcement of results or devel- Amy Ione has been appointed to the Leonardo Editorial Board. opments in a Transactions paper will not exclude that work Part of the duties of this three-year appointment include as- from subsequent publication as a full Leonardo paper. sisting journal editors in soliciting articles and working with Transactions is pleased to offer two new services to authors. potential authors on their submissions, as well as identifying Research Announcements electronically publishes papers, with key topics to address over the coming years. the authors’ permission, as soon as they are submitted, while Ione, an international lecturer, painter and writer, is cur- they remain under review. This enables very prompt announce- rently the Director of the Diatrope Institute, based in Berkeley, ments of new research results and artworks, even before the California. From 2005--2007, she served as a chair of the Leon- normal peer review process has taken place. It is an exciting ardo Education Forum and has explored discovery, creativity, venture that offers a free public announcement board for the innovation, invention and historical challenges in art and sci- Leonardo community. Once papers are published in Leonardo ence for over 25 years. Her current projects include editing a they are removed from Research Announcements. special issue for the Journal of the History of Neuroscience on visual MIT Press is now able to include authors’ multimedia files images and visualization, published in June 2008. She has previ- linked to published Leonardo articles. From now on, as with ously published four books, most recently Innovation and Visu- other sections of Leonardo, once a paper has been accepted in alization: Trajectories, Strategies, and Myths (Rodopi, 2005) and is Transactions, authors will be offered the opportunity to provide widely published in books and journals of several disciplines, such supplementary material. including Trends in Cognitive Science, The Encyclopedia of Creativity Transactions continues to invite authors to submit papers, and the Journal of Consciousness Studies. limited to two pages, in any of the areas covered by the journal. We particularly value reports on breaking research results, in- cluding those from Ph.D. students and descriptions of relevant New Space and the Arts Mailing List new artworks. The Leonardo Space Art Project (sponsored by Leonardo/ Olats) aims to make visible the work of artists, writers, com- posers and others interested in the exploration of outer space In Memoriam: George Agoston and aims to help establish contact between artists, scientists and It is with sadness that we announce the passing of George Agos- engineers interested in working together on space art projects. ton, who died 22 October 2008 at the age of 89. George served To keep up to date with the Space and the Arts Working Group, in Paris as Assistant Editor of Leonardo from 1970 to 1982, work- sign on to the new mailing list: <www.olats.org/mailman/list- ing closely with Leonardo founder Frank Malina in the early info/spaceart>. years. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; daughter, Anna; and sons Serge and Max. George’s family is close to completing a web site about George and his work. To find out more about Leonardo Transactions Offers George Agoston, visit: <www.georgeagoston.net>. Two New Services Transactions is a section in the printed journal Leonardo that publishes fully refereed papers on a fast track to disseminating Leonardo Network News Coordinator: Kathleen Quillian. E-mail: <[email protected]>. ©2009 ISAST LEONARDO, Vol. 42, No. 2, p. 183, 2009 183 Downloaded from http://direct.mit.edu/leon/article-pdf/42/2/183/1574667/leon.2009.42.2.183.pdf by guest on 01 October 2021 LEONARDO, THE INTERNAtiONAL SOCIETY FOR THE ARts, SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY Leonardo/ISAST Headquarters Mission Statement: The critical challenges of the 21st century require mobilization 211 Sutter Street, Ste. 501 and cross-fertilization among the domains of art, science and technology. Leonardo/ San Francisco, CA 94108, U.S.A. ISAST fosters collaborative explorations both nationally and internationally Tel: 415-391-1110 by facilitating interdisciplinary projects and documenting and disseminating Fax: 415-391-2385 information about interdisciplinary practice. 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