Science, Art & Space Exhibit
"A picture is worth a thousand words", in science visualization methods, such as microscopic techniques, provide an important tool for the analysis, presentation and understanding of data. Images present information in a way that tables, graphs or equations cannot match.
In occasions scientific images transcend their role as a medium for communicate information presenting artistic qualities that transform them into marvelous pieces of art. The gallery below present a collection of amazing images obtained by PRSPRINT fellows.
Conquering Mars
Author: Luis Bermúdez Morales
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the PSF-DEAO membranesimulating the Moon surface view in the first human-manned space mission from Earth to Mars.Object: Self-osmotic PSF-DEAO membrane for water reclamation.
Li-ion Battery for Better World
Artist: Nishal Oli
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Planet Phthalocyanine
Artist: Crystal Otero
Telescope view of planet Phthalocyanine. For the next couple of years, I will be adventuring this planets resources, colors, and properties for the development of successful chemical resistors capable of optimized sensing.
“A Starry Space”
Artist: Miguel Sepulveda
Materials Studio® chemical software computational design of polyamide polymer interacting with urea molecule Representation: Interactions between species exist even in space
Mars Landing
Artist: Jose F. Flórez Gómez
Mars landing was already achieve by humanity several times before, but this concept is just not a regular landing like the ones done on earth. Huge mechanisms of the size of a huge truck must be placed softly on a complete unknown location with thousands of variables to take into account, winds, pressure, temperature and atmospheric conditions are estimated before the insertion on the new planet, but still all are approximate and impossible to control all. But even with huge amount of complications ours rovers are still working on mars sending the right information for future landing. Sometimes a imagine the deposition of a material as mars landing, thousands of variables must be taken into account in order to obtain the right results, and even so, our material is synthesized. This is a very small version of landing on a regular Copper, Graphene and Tin Oxide material deposition.
Original Image Description: Grain rotation induced grain coalescence mechanism in the last layer of Cu/G/Sn of a thin film deposition done by TE/CVD techniques. Scanning Electron Microscopy image with 10000 magnification and 1 um scale.
Technique used: Free-hand style on GoodNotes application for IOs.
Author: Jose F. Flórez Gómez
Plant Cells
Artist: Rene Purcell
Plant cells behind Amaranthus viridis, plant growth in containers.
Under the Sea
Artist: Yanizbeth Yambo Chevere
After analyzing the photo and remembering why this type of membranes are used, which is for the purification of water bodies from heavy metals to improve marine life and to improve the drinking water that humans consume. This is why I let my imagination flow and wanted to represent the fibers of this membrane as some of the living things that this research can improve in the long term.
Original Image Description: In this image an MMI bag membrane fibers analyzed and characterized via Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) is presented.
Unraveling the universe
Artist: Adrialis Figueroa Sánchez
Description: A scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of a SupPac membrane that simulates the topography of a fictional planet on which astronauts land and discover other forms of life.
Lunar Dust
Artist: Keyla Lopez
This image was taking with the SEM/ EDE. The magnification was X100. The proximity was 100 micromets. The components of the powder are Sulfur and graphene.
Control Power
Artist: Michael Martinez
The art shows a TFT screen with temperature levels that are being sensed through the MQTT protocol. I decided to put the screen in space with the astronaut because humans and technology need to work together. This is because technology , humans will discover much more about the universe were we live in.
3 Moons
Artist: Jenny Gil
Description: 60x microscope image of a water sample in La Piqua Beach in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Object: Coscinodiscus sp. ( centric diatom) , Navicula sp. (Pennate diatom) and cyanobacteria.
Short description of the artistic representation: Change the colors of the picture and added a star background. It was inspired by the discovery of water on the moon. If there is water , there is hope that microalgae can be found in the moon.
Bridge to Space
Berny R. Bravo Sierra
Technique: Procreate
Object: Linux Terminal after Model Testing Description: After compiling the YOLOv3 Object Detection System, I thought that the terminal looked like stars in the night. Therefore, I ended up using the terminal’s output as stars in the sky at night. Also, there’s another meaning behind this image. For me, machine learning is going to help us reach new corners of the universe, in simpler words, machine learning will act as a bridge for humanity to explore space.
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