Nicole Ottawa, Fotografin
Oliver Meckes, Fotograf
Barium chloride and sodium form crystals. If polyacrylic acid is added to the solution, organic-looking shapes made from very fine fibers are formed. After a few days, these "biominerals" have grown in their bizarre forms - shown here with the scanning electron microscope. These processes are called "programmed self-organization". Especially materials researchers worldwide are trying to better understand this phenomenon for future applications.
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