The Box

July 21, 2005

Amazing scientific images from Princeton

Filed under: Bits & Pieces - thebox @ 11:47 pm

SnowPrinceton has announced winners in its Art of Science competition in which scientists from many disciplines were invited to submit beautiful images generated by their research. These images are amazing and although I liked the winning three, my personal favourite would be Snow:

This image illustrates An optical micrograph of self-assembled pattern in polymer thin film. When a polymer film is heated above its glass transition temperature and a mask is placed at a small distance above the film, the interplay between electrostatic force and surface tension can create interesting patterns.
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