(originally posted on March 6, 2011)
To me, the coolest part of studying biology at university and graduate school was being able to play with an electron microscope. The beautiful intricacies of a strand of hair or a salt crystal or the horrifying reality of the unseen micro monsters that are surrounding us absolutely fascinated me.
University of Georgia Professor Michael Oliveri, in his recent project "Innerspace," explores the landscapes of the alien worlds of microbiology. According to "Scientific American,"
The samples Oliveri captures come from University of Georgia materials scientist Zhengwei Pan, who creates nanowires and other puny structures that may one day lead to miniscule electronics. Pan heats metals up to temps so hellish that they turn into vapor. Then the metals settle down to form rods, spheres and other shapes.
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