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Beautiful ‘flowers’ self-assemble in a beaker
With the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the most delicate flower structures have been formed in a Harvard laboratory—and not at the scale of inches, but microns.
These minuscule sculptures, curved and delicate, don’t resemble the cubic or jagged forms normally associated with crystals, though that’s what they are. Rather, fields of carnations and marigolds seem to bloom from the surface of a submerged glass slide, assembling themselves a molecule at a time.
By simply manipulating chemical gradients in a beaker of fluid, Wim L. Noorduin, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and lead author of a paper appearing on the cover of the May 17 issue of Science, has found that he can control the growth behavior of these crystals to create precisely tailored structures.
“For at least 200 years, people have been intrigued by how complex shapes could have evolved in nature. This work helps to demonstrate what’s possible just through environmental, chemical changes,” says Noorduin.
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YES I WOULD LIKE TO ORDER ALL THE CARROTS
THANK YOU
Man, these dust bunnies are getting out of control.
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Nanshan Marriage Registration Center by Urbanus
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It’s Alumni Monday! My, little doxies, what big teeth you have! That’s Badass alum Charlie Parker (right) and his new forever sister Wren, cuddled up for a snooze and showing off their ferocious teeth. You can almost hear their snoring through the computer. Way to go, Charlie Parker!
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A sketch I finally pulled into Photoshop and played around with. Hands are beautiful :)
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This past week on The Moth Radio Hour: a special live edition in New York City’s Central Park. Comic Jessi Klein lands her childhood dream job writing for Saturday Night Live; a prisoner in Attica is caught making alcohol in his cell; and a woman rebounds with style from her husband’s infidelity.
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