The Creators Project has a bit of an obsession for small things within the context of art and science. Whether it's the microscopic artwork from Jon Hopkins' album, Immunity, or these new photos from the annual Cambridge Science Festival that detail microscopic snapshots of scientific phenomenon, there's something satisfying about magnifying seemingly-invisible acts of unique, natural happenings.The following photos, taken by academics in the Engineering Department at the University of Cambridge, capture miraculous occurrences, such as the first place winner, "Diffraction Sun," by PhD student Ananta Palani. "Sun," zones in on a liquid crystal spatial light modulator that yielded a psychedelic pattern that looks like something straight out of Alex Grey's back catalog. Take a look at these micro-beauties. They're a testament to the idea that science and engineering really are an art form.
We all know the scientific phenomenon "The Butterfly Effect" through Hollywood movies (the good: Run Lola Run; the bad: Sliding Doors, The Butterfly Effect). This is more-or-less of a visual representation of the concept, created using Chaoscope software.
According to New Scientist, this image was "Captured with a scanning electron microscope, the image shows a membrane of tiny nanofibres, made with a process also being used to create protective face masks for soldiers."
The above image is a two-dimensional "slice of a vortex" that was made by squirting flourescent dye from a nozzle at a slow speed. The image gets it color and clarity through a laser light shined on the liquid.
The above image is a piece of graphene and transparent plastic zoomed in under a microscope.
This image focuses on an emulsion of tiny drops of blue ink in oil.via New Scientist
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