This is one of many digital masterpieces created by Rick Nickles of Rick Nickles Arts, Wausau, Wisconsin.
What happens when you take a BS degree in Physics and Mathematics add a Master's in Computer Science with specialty in Computer Graphics. You end up with an exceptionally well educated artist who knows that Science+Art =Amazing.
Great work Rick, I'm looking forward to your future work.
This creation is a modern marvel. It brings together the science of light, color, optics and photography into an exquisite piece of art. Well done Cymer.
This pattern is amazing in it's beauty and complexity. A thank You to the artist who allowed this to be used via the "blog this" feature of flickr.com. If you like this image the artist sells this and other prints through flickr, click on the title link under the photo.
Diatom: a family of minute unicellular Algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplying by spontaneous division.
"This is a prepared slide that I found in an old dusty box. The slide is dated April 5, 1897 and contains exactly nine diatoms of three different types, meticulously arranged into an ornate pattern. The botanist that prepared this slide near the turn of the century was F.F. Forbes. The label on the slide reads "Diatoms in center from Hammonds Pond Brookline, Mass. Navicula peripunctata"."
So what is in this potion that is so effective? Click on the image to find out this photo was taken.
What was the first video game to achieve widespread popularity in both arcade and home console versions, and launched the initial boom in the video game industry? You guessed it, Pong by Atari.
"PLASMA PONG is a variation of PONG that utilizes real-time fluid dynamics to drive the game environment.For bringing old school video games, modern science, and art together in an amazing game "Plasma Pong" is the first Sci-Art Site of the Week. Thanks Steve, also check out his screen shots gallery, Amazing!
Players have several new abilities that add fun twists to the classic game. In the game you can inject plasma fluid into the environment, create a vacuum from your paddle, and blast shockwaves into the playing area. All these abilities have fluid-based kinetic effects on the ball, making Plasma Pong a fast-paced and exciting game."
