Blogpost 1: Attainable Super Powers Because Of Science

 
      "With great power comes great responsibility" - Peter Parker A.K.A The Spiderman

Superpowers are abilities uncommon to the average human. There are many different types of superpowers though most are physical, mental, technological, or mystical. Powers can be inherited from parents, bestowed by a higher power, acquired by exposure to an outside force or passed to them by others.

People say that having super powers or unnatural abilities isn't possible. Like having the powers of spiderman wherein he can shoot spider webs from his wrists, jump over buildings, have unnatural flexibility, his super-sensing ability. Science is systematized body of knowledge and it continues to grow as more knowledge is learned by people around the world. Having super powers because of science is possible. What are the possible powers science can give us?



While I was researching on my topic I stumbled upon this article entitled "5 Superpowers Science Will Give Us In Our Lifetime" by Luis Prada in the website "Cracked". The rapid evolution of technology has made it possible for people to experience or see unnatural abilities in real life.
An example of the powers that could be possible because of science is Spiderman's web-slinging and wall climbing ability. How? Carbon Nanotube Technology. It is similar to Velcro which can be formed as a series of hooks and loops that interlock, thereby creating a clinging effect. Unlike Velcro, these hooks and loops are microscopic and can latch on to nearly any surface imaginable, even while underwater.

According to Italian scientist Nicola Pugno, the creator of nanotube, if the material is placed on gloves and boots, spiderman's wall-climbing ability would be attainable because nanotube could be able to keep a fully grown person suspended on a ceiling.

As I continued my research, I saw an article called "New Nanoglue Likes It Hot" written by Magdalena Kogutowska in the website "newscientist"

There is another spiderman tech but is more of a theory, it is called the nanoglue.

Nanolayers are composed of molecular chains of carbon molecules with elements such as silicon, oxygen or sulfur.  A group of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute scientists working with nanolayers accidentally found out that heating nanolayers creates a bond that is similar to copper and silica. Professor Ganapathiraman Ramanath, who was the leader of the project, said that the nanoglue technology could be the right material needed for spiderman's web shooters.



"If we can find a way to create threads and/or intertwined bundles using the molecules in a scalable fashion, while retaining the adhesive properties, then creating web-shooters similar to Spiderman's is a real possibility," says the proffesor. It simply means that if the team could only find out ways on how to make strands with the material while keeping its adhesive ability, he could turn spiderman's web-slinging ability into a reality.

I'm a big fan of superpowers and I find it amazing how the scientists were able to create ways on how super powers can be possible. Some might be theories but theories nonetheless. There is a possibilty for it to happen and that's what really matters. If the technologhy actually works in the future it wouldn't only make people look cool, it could help the human society in a lot of ways. It could be used by law enforcers so that they have an edge over the criminals, it could be used in movies so that the films will be more realistic. Then again, everything always has a negative side. If ever the technology do works it might be expensive, or it could be manupilated by the government or it could be used be used by people for the wrong intentions. What may happen, we don't know. All we could do right now is to wait and see.