7 most mind-blowing scientific visualizations 2013.

Science as science iskusstvoSovremennoy need high quality illustrations to convey the results of their work to a wider audience. At the competition, which is supported by the journal Science National Science Foundation holds the 11th time, were presented 200 visualizations from 12 countries. Let's look at the winners.

1. The liquid flow generated korallami

Images: www.sciencemag.org 1st place in the category "Photography": work Vicente Fernandez, showing the hidden beauty of living reef-building corals.

2. The hairs on the leaves Deutz shershavoy

Photographer Stephen Lowry, Francis used the old technology polarized light microscopy, to create this image, received consolation prize in the category "Photography».

3. Visualizing self-assembled microstructures polimera

People's Choice Award in the category "Photography" received Pyayt Anna and Howard Kaplan, who used a camera mounted on the sight glass microscope to demonstrate the formation of the microstructure of the polymer, the ability to independently gather themselves in various forms.

4. Movement in cells mozga

Greg Dunn called his work a romantic: "The cerebral cortex in metallic pastel colors." In the illustration, we see the interaction occurring between neurons in the layered structure of the cerebral cortex, painted by a gold foil, aluminum and acrylic.

5. Stolen paroli

Illustration "Safety Cover" is a quilt, on which are printed through a digital layers most popular passwords that people use the Internet.

6. Germs on your ruke

Lydia Marie Joubert visualized bacterial biofilm covering man's hand with a magnification of 400 times, for which he received the Audience Award. Illustration shows that microbes accompany you always - no matter how carefully you may wash their hands.

7. Dynamic Earth Video "Dynamic Earth" won first place in the category "Animation" shows how under the influence of the magnetic fields of the Earth and the Sun winds and ocean currents form the climate on our planet.

via factroom.ru