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A unique collaboration with the Weizmann Institute of Science; images which were produced in the labs of the institute as part of scientific research, were transformed into a beautiful wearable science collection.
Scientific exploration, much like art, is born from reflection – of ourselves and of the world around us. Scientists find inspiration for their research in life experiences – theirs and of others – and by observing natural phenomena and approaching them with curiosity and an open mind. Artists undergo a similar internal process, and some can even draw unexpected inspiration from the beauty of everyday or natural objects. The current revolution in scientific imaging, which includes the development of novel techniques to visualize and analyze scientific data in more accurate ways than ever, had led to a surge in complex scientific images.
Michal Hidas, a young Israeli fashion designer, is used to finding artistic inspiration in unexpected places. In a unique collaboration with the Weizmann Institute of Science, Michal took 10 scientific images, produced in the labs of the Weizmann Institute as part of scientific research, and transformed them into a beautiful wearable science collection. The collection celebrates the beauty and discovery of science, allowing you to take science with you wherever you go, and perhaps inspire others around you.
UV Light
Luminescent result of exposure to UV light of a Thin Layer Chromatographic (TLC) separation plate, containing a separated crude reaction mixture of ruthenium terpyridine complexes. The different compounds that were separated on the plate during the chromatographic process luminesce in different colors.
Courtesy of Dr. Haim Weissman, lab of Prof. Boris Rybtchinski, Department of Organic Chemistry
Courtesy of Dr. Haim Weissman, lab of Prof. Boris Rybtchinski, Department of Organic Chemistry
Molecules
To produce cold molecules for experiments in quantum physics and chemistry, a supersonic plume of gas is generated by expansion from a pulsed valve into a vacuum. A skimmer cone transmits the axial portion of the plume as a collimated beam into the experiment chamber. At high beam densities, reflections from the skimmer lip create shock waves, interfering with the transmitted beam, as revealed in this plasma discharge image. A new technique enables the elimination of these shocks while retaining high beam densities.
Courtesy of Yair Segev, PhD student in the lab of Prof. Ed Narevicius, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Courtesy of Yair Segev, PhD student in the lab of Prof. Ed Narevicius, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
NASA
Jupiter’s South Pole, as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft from an altitude of 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers). The oval features are cyclones, up to 2,400 miles (about 4,000 kilometers) in diameter. Multiple images taken with the JunoCam instrument on three separate orbits were combined to show all areas in daylight, enhanced color, and stereographic projection.
Courtesy of the lab of Prof. Yohai Kaspi, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Photo Credit: NASA
Courtesy of the lab of Prof. Yohai Kaspi, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Photo Credit: NASA
Biofilm Colony
Top-down phase image of a biofilm colony (composed of 1010 single bacterial cells) of the undomesticated beneficial bacterium Bacillus subtilis, grown for four days. B. subtilis biofilms are hard, fortress-like structures that can keep out antibiotics, but which may help develop such materials as self-healing concrete.
Courtesy of the lab of Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal, Department of Molecular Genetics
Courtesy of the lab of Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal, Department of Molecular Genetics
Exocrine Pancreas
The exocrine pancreas, the larger part of the mammalian pancreas, is dedicated to the production and secretion of digestive enzymes. The functional unit of the exocrine pancreas, the acinus (“grapes” in Latin), is a cluster of epithelial cells that share a joint tube. When needed, vesicles filled with enzymes are transported to the cell surface, where they fuse with it and expel their content into the tube. The secreted enzymes are then drained into the small intestine, where they catalyze the breakdown of food into nutrients.
Courtesy of Dr. Erez Geron, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Benny Shilo, Department of Molecular Genetics
Courtesy of Dr. Erez Geron, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Benny Shilo, Department of Molecular Genetics
Coculture
Coculture: Bacteria (green) were co-cultured with malignant cells (orange) in-vitro to demonstrate their effect on chemotherapeutic efficiency. The tumor’s microenvironment often contains bacteria that can have adverse effects on the efficiency of chemotherapeutic treatment.
Courtesy of the lab of Dr. Ravid Straussman, Department of Molecular Cell Biology
Courtesy of the lab of Dr. Ravid Straussman, Department of Molecular Cell Biology
Fungi
The world of fungi living in our air is rich and diverse. Some may play roles in disease or allergies, while others assist in healing. The image shows different fungi species sampled from the air in springtime in Rehovot, Israel. The fungal spores together with their secreted metabolites create the colorful combinations.
Courtesy of Dr. Naama Lang-Yona, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Yinon Rudich, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Photo Credit: Ohad Herches, Photography Section, Weizmann Institute
Courtesy of Dr. Naama Lang-Yona, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Yinon Rudich, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Photo Credit: Ohad Herches, Photography Section, Weizmann Institute
DNA Brush
A condensed dendritic state contains thousands of end- tethered chains in each pixel in this image, taken using fluorescence microscopy. The pattern is the product of the collapse of fluorescently end-labeled chains by ions called spermidine, which leads to the local bundling of chains and therefore to non-uniform fluorophore distribution in two-dimensional structures.
Courtesy of Dan Bracha, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Roy Bar- Ziv, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Courtesy of Dan Bracha, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Roy Bar- Ziv, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
BBB
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) restricts the entry of unwanted compounds (and unfortunately useful molecules, such as drugs) to the brain. The BBB is composed of capillaries made of endothelial cells sheathed with cells called astrocytes (star-like cells). The endothelial cells shown in the image provide the main cellular scaffold, which – together with astrocytes, pericytes, and neurons – form the neurovascular unit.
Courtesy of Dr. Itzik Cooper, former PhD student in the lab of the late Prof. Vivian Teichberg, Department of Neurobiology
Courtesy of Dr. Itzik Cooper, former PhD student in the lab of the late Prof. Vivian Teichberg, Department of Neurobiology
Lung Cells
A triple combination of antibodies against EGFR, HER2 and HER3 – all known receptors involved in the progression of cancer – strongly impairs the survival of malignant lung cells while sparing normal cells. The image is an oil-paint-filtered picture from the confocal microscopy of co-cultures of diseased (green) and healthy (red) lung cells.
Courtesy of Dr. Maicol Mancini, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Yossi Yarden, Department of Biological Regulation
Courtesy of Dr. Maicol Mancini, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Yossi Yarden, Department of Biological Regulation
DNA Brush
A condensed dendritic state contains thousands of end- tethered chains in each pixel in this image, taken using fluorescence microscopy. The pattern is the product of the collapse of fluorescently end-labeled chains by ions called spermidine, which leads to the local bundling of chains and therefore to non-uniform fluorophore distribution in two-dimensional structures.
Courtesy of Dan Bracha, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Roy Bar- Ziv, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Courtesy of Dan Bracha, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Roy Bar- Ziv, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Lung Cells
A triple combination of antibodies against EGFR, HER2 and HER3 – all known receptors involved in the progression of cancer – strongly impairs the survival of malignant lung cells while sparing normal cells. The image is an oil-paint-filtered picture from the confocal microscopy of co-cultures of diseased (green) and healthy (red) lung cells.
Courtesy of Dr. Maicol Mancini, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Yossi Yarden, Department of Biological Regulation
Courtesy of Dr. Maicol Mancini, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Yossi Yarden, Department of Biological Regulation
BBB
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) restricts the entry of unwanted compounds (and unfortunately useful molecules, such as drugs) to the brain. The BBB is composed of capillaries made of endothelial cells sheathed with cells called astrocytes (star-like cells). The endothelial cells shown in the image provide the main cellular scaffold, which – together with astrocytes, pericytes, and neurons – form the neurovascular unit.
Courtesy of Dr. Itzik Cooper, former PhD student in the lab of the late Prof. Vivian Teichberg, Department of Neurobiology
Courtesy of Dr. Itzik Cooper, former PhD student in the lab of the late Prof. Vivian Teichberg, Department of Neurobiology
Fungi
The world of fungi living in our air is rich and diverse. Some may play roles in disease or allergies, while others assist in healing. The image shows different fungi species sampled from the air in springtime in Rehovot, Israel. The fungal spores together with their secreted metabolites create the colorful combinations.
Courtesy of Dr. Naama Lang-Yona, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Yinon Rudich, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Photo Credit: Ohad Herches, Photography Section, Weizmann Institute
Courtesy of Dr. Naama Lang-Yona, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Yinon Rudich, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Photo Credit: Ohad Herches, Photography Section, Weizmann Institute
Coculture
Coculture: Bacteria (green) were co-cultured with malignant cells (orange) in-vitro to demonstrate their effect on chemotherapeutic efficiency. The tumor’s microenvironment often contains bacteria that can have adverse effects on the efficiency of chemotherapeutic treatment.
Courtesy of the lab of Dr. Ravid Straussman, Department of Molecular Cell Biology
Courtesy of the lab of Dr. Ravid Straussman, Department of Molecular Cell Biology
Exocrine Pancreas
The exocrine pancreas, the larger part of the mammalian pancreas, is dedicated to the production and secretion of digestive enzymes. The functional unit of the exocrine pancreas, the acinus (“grapes” in Latin), is a cluster of epithelial cells that share a joint tube. When needed, vesicles filled with enzymes are transported to the cell surface, where they fuse with it and expel their content into the tube. The secreted enzymes are then drained into the small intestine, where they catalyze the breakdown of food into nutrients.
Courtesy of Dr. Erez Geron, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Benny Shilo, Department of Molecular Genetics
Courtesy of Dr. Erez Geron, PhD graduate from the lab of Prof. Benny Shilo, Department of Molecular Genetics
Biofilm Colony
Top-down phase image of a biofilm colony (composed of 1010 single bacterial cells) of the undomesticated beneficial bacterium Bacillus subtilis, grown for four days. B. subtilis biofilms are hard, fortress-like structures that can keep out antibiotics, but which may help develop such materials as self-healing concrete.
Courtesy of the lab of Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal, Department of Molecular Genetics
Courtesy of the lab of Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal, Department of Molecular Genetics
NASA
Jupiter’s South Pole, as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft from an altitude of 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers). The oval features are cyclones, up to 2,400 miles (about 4,000 kilometers) in diameter. Multiple images taken with the JunoCam instrument on three separate orbits were combined to show all areas in daylight, enhanced color, and stereographic projection.
Courtesy of the lab of Prof. Yohai Kaspi, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Photo Credit: NASA
Courtesy of the lab of Prof. Yohai Kaspi, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Photo Credit: NASA
Molecules
To produce cold molecules for experiments in quantum physics and chemistry, a supersonic plume of gas is generated by expansion from a pulsed valve into a vacuum. A skimmer cone transmits the axial portion of the plume as a collimated beam into the experiment chamber. At high beam densities, reflections from the skimmer lip create shock waves, interfering with the transmitted beam, as revealed in this plasma discharge image. A new technique enables the elimination of these shocks while retaining high beam densities.
Courtesy of Yair Segev, PhD student in the lab of Prof. Ed Narevicius, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
Courtesy of Yair Segev, PhD student in the lab of Prof. Ed Narevicius, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics
UV Light
Luminescent result of exposure to UV light of a Thin Layer Chromatographic (TLC) separation plate, containing a separated crude reaction mixture of ruthenium terpyridine complexes. The different compounds that were separated on the plate during the chromatographic process luminesce in different colors.
Courtesy of Dr. Haim Weissman, lab of Prof. Boris Rybtchinski, Department of Organic Chemistry
Courtesy of Dr. Haim Weissman, lab of Prof. Boris Rybtchinski, Department of Organic Chemistry
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