1-September 27, 2007—A striking image of seaweed shows the complexity of even the simplest organisms. Seen here is Irish moss—Chondrus crispus—a common Atlantic red alga that is routinely harvested for its carrageenan
2-It may look like a strange insect , but this is actually a CT image revealing the delicate structures underlying the human nose. The multicolored pockets, seen in a cutaway from below the nose looking up, are the paranasal sinuses—the air-filled spaces in the skull that are the bane of many an allergy sufferer
3-Metal with the consistency of ribbon garnered engineering graduate student Adam Siegel and chemist George M. Whitesides of Harvard University an honorable mention in the photography category of the 2007 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. The pair created this image by injecting molten solder into a tiny silicone channel.
4-A still image from a 3-D animation shows how nicotine stimulates nerve impulses to the pleasure center of the brain. Donna DeSmet and Jason Guerrero of Hurd Studios won the first-place prize in the noninteractive media category of the 2007 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge for the video, titled "Nicotine: The Physiologic Mechanism of Tobacco Dependence."
5-Understanding even basic geometrical transformations can be difficult—unless you get a little perspective. This still image comes from "Mobius Transformations Revealed," a short film by Douglas N. Arnold and Jonathan Rogness of the University of Minnesota that shows how some mathematics can become simpler in higher dimensions.
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