Patterns of a Drying World

A top-down, black-and-white image of a circular petri dish containing microbial growth. Several large, bright white colonies with jagged, crystalline edges are positioned around the perimeter. The center is filled with numerous smaller circular colonies that have radiating, branch-like patterns extending outward.

Label

Patterns of a Drying World

Artist

Amrutha S V

Description

This pattern formed on a glass slide when a small drop of sodium bicarbonate solution evaporated. The diameter is about 0.5 inches. Sodium bicarbonate is baking powder.

Type

Digital Camera

Artist Affiliation

Postdoctoral Scholar

Department

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Area of Research

Pattern Formation

Research Group Site

Steinbock Group

Date

2024