New piece in the nanocosmos series entitled Cassinno. This “nanograph” combines a scientific image of a cluster of carbon nanotubes engineered to operate as a field-effect transistor (FET) with a high resolution image of Saturn taken by the Cassini spacecraft.
All part of the broader Nanotechno project — http://www.nanotechno.biz/
Two new pieces for the nanocosmos collection (an extension of my Nanotechno Project), which combines scientific images from the smallest and largest scales — nanotechnology and astronomy — in highly manipulated “nanographs.” These two iterations on a piece called Quantum Venus, bring together molecular imagery of a “quantum dot” nanocrycrystal with a high-resolution — though highly processed, image of the planet Venus.
In honor of IBM’s breakthrough in imaging a single molecules electric charge I’ve created a new work in my nanocosmos series.
This extension of the Nanotechno Project blends scientific imagery from the smallest and the largest scales in the universe — nanotechnology to astronomy. For this piece, entitled SingleSpitz, I combined elements of the single molecule charge distribution with a “stellar fountain of crystal rain” imaged by the Spitzer Space Telescope.
All the scientific source images have been highly morphed, interpolated, filtered and manipulated to create a kind of cosmic-atomic impressionism. You can see more of the Nanotechno project here: http://www.nanotechno.biz
Newly Found Alien Planet Could Host Life
The newly confirmed planet, Kepler-22b, orbits smack in the middle of the habitable zone of a star similar to our own.
Previous research had hinted at the existence of such Earth-like planets, where liquid water could exist, but this is the first time such a life-friendly alien planet has been confirmed.
The planet is about 2.4 times wider around than Earth. It’s still unknown whether Kepler-22b has a rocky, gaseous or liquid composition, but its discovery is a milestone to finding Earth-like planets.
“This is a major milestone on the road to finding Earth’s twin,” Douglas Hudgins, Kepler program scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington said
via discoverynews:
Source: news.discovery.com
Joshua Tree Under the Milky Way (by Henry Jun Wah Lee)
Timelapse video of the Perseid Meteor Shower and the galactic core of the Milky Way as seen from Joshua Tree National Park.
These were taken between August 12 and August 15, 2010.
Source: vimeo.com
