Category: 2023
-
Weaving
Label Weaving Artist Vignesh Sitaraman Description The photograph is of a detector that allows for the detection of alpha and proton radiation. The detector will be used for the study of the origin of the elements in the universe, specifically the synthesis of elements in supernovae and neutron stars. Type Cell Phone Camera Artist Affiliation…
-
The Album in the Nano World
Label The Album in the Nano World Artist He Liu Description The CsPbBr3 perovskite nanoplatelets were under transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and they are used as emitting layers for LED applications. Type Microscope Artist Affiliation Graduate Student Department Chemistry and Biochemistry Area of Research Materials Chemistry Research Group Site Dr. Biwu Ma Date 2023
-
Quantum Christmas Lights
Label Quantum Christmas Lights Artist Rachel Weiss Clark Description Dibenzotetraphenylperiflanthene (DBP) red dye solution and green CdSe nanocrystals in vials that look like Christmas lights when viewed under ultraviolet light. The CdSe nanocrystals are the focus of my research on luminescent materials, and this photo was taken to show the public how beautiful and colorful…
-
Complex Interaction of Colorectal Cancer Cells Signaling Immune Cells Towards the Malignant Tumor
Label Complex Interaction of Colorectal Cancer Cells Signaling Immune Cells Towards the Malignant Tumor Artist Ishwaree Datta Description This art piece shows the very intriguing phenomenon of communication between immune cells, also known as hemocytes or blood cells, being attracted to colorectal cancer cells. The tumor cells have green fluorescent protein, which gives them a…
-
Bioinformatics
Label Bioinformatics Artist Rituparna Khan Description Bioinformatics assists in solving biological problems with the help of algorithms, statistical analysis and coding. This art piece indicates that we can study the DNA, RNA, or protein structures through the eyes of computer science or coding. It is a field where biology and computer science are merged. My…
-
Meet Flexible Octopus-Sulfite Reductase
Label Meet Flexible Octopus-Sulfite Reductase Artist Nidhi Walia Description Left: Sulfite reductase flavoprotein, eight subunits (blue), N-terminal helical bundle (pink). Flavoprotein envelope is generated using small angel neutron scattering data (light blue). Middle: Sulfite reductase hemoprotein, four subunits (green). Hemoprotein envelope is generated using small angel neutron scattering data (light green). Right: Sulfite reductase (grey)…
-
Ice Particles in the Superfluid Flow
Label Ice Particles in the Superfluid Flow Artist Toshiaki Kanai Description These are tiny solidified hydrogen particles used to make the flow of superfluid helium visible. When liquid helium is cooled below a critical temperature of around -450.20° Fahrenheit (2.17 Kelvin), it becomes a superfluid with zero viscosity. In regular fluids, tracer particles are carried…
-
Colorful Kernels
Label Colorful Kernels Artist Kat Koirtyohann Description An assortment of maize seeds taken from the same ear. Each seed has its own DNA, a recombination of its two parent plants. This can be easily seen by the variety of colors found on the same ear. Pictured here are clear (yellow) and purple seeds. Type Cell…
-
Grown ‘Butterflies’ on a ‘Gold Mine.’
Label Grown ‘Butterflies’ on a ‘Gold Mine.’ Artist Oluwadara Olasupo Description A novel organic-inorganic hybrid semiconductor material developed in our laboratory was processed into a solution and crystals were grown from this solution by drop-casting on a hot plate at 153° Celsius. These types of hybrid crystals are now being studied and applied towards cheaper,…
-
Electron Heart: An Intricate World Unveiled
Label Electron Heart: An Intricate World Unveiled Artist Hosna Rastegarpouyani Description This image captures the incredible complexity and beauty of a heart cell at the microscopic level, as revealed through electron microscopy. Against a dark, abstract background, the cell’s intricate structures and organelles are depicted with stunning clarity and detail, showcasing the intricate web of…