To some, observing droplets of saturated aqueous solutions crystallize is monotonous.
But, one professor compares this natural reaction to beautiful works of art, as the colours and structures appear to form tiny intricate snowflakes.
Yan Liang used the evaporation of water to initiate the process inside the droplets and captured the breathtaking display with timelapse photography.
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To some, observing droplets of saturated aqueous solutions crystallize is monotonous. But, one professor compares this natural reaction to beautiful works of art, as the colours and structures appear to form tiny intricate snowflakes
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To some, observing droplets of saturated aqueous solutions crystallize is monotonous. But, one professor compares this natural reaction to beautiful works of art, as the colours and structures appear to form tiny intricate snowflakes
CRYSTALLIZATION AT WORK
Crystallization occurs to when the solution reaches a lower energy state.
The activation energy comes in the form of a nuclei crystal being added to the liquid solution
This nuclei can come from another source, known as seeding, or can naturally form within the solution as a result of the ion and molecule interactions.
This allows the dissolved ions to build up on the nuclei and then each other to form the stunning crystals.
Liang, a contract associate professor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), has been turning science into art for years.
And his latest project consists of various droplets of saturated aqueous solutions containing various inorganic salts – such as table salt and sodium.
Named Crystallization 2, this stunning art project is part of an a larger effort called Beauty of Science.
'We set out to shoot chemical phenomena from fresh new angles using the latest photo equipment,' he told PetaPixel.
'We chose the crystallization processes first because these processes are extremely beautiful, and we knew we could improve on our initial attempt from two years ago.'
Liang and his team used a Sony A&R II attached to a canon EF 100mm f/2.8L macro lens to capture the final timelapse of the crystallization process.
Due to the size of the RAW files (81Mb for uncompressed RAW, 41Mb for compressed RAW) they went with JPEG for this process, he said.
' Utilizing the 42.4MP full-frame sensor of the A7R II, we got images with great detail,' Liang told PetaPixel.
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