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Eye of Science: Velcro
Looks organic, right? Like something you'd see in a nook on a coral reef? It's actually velcro. Oliver Meckes and Nicole Ottawa are microphotographers who founded Eye of Science in 1994. Capturing everything from insects to velcro, their images help scientists (and the rest of us) make sense of the things too small to see with the naked eye. It's all done with Transmission-Electron Microscopy …
Victimless Leather
Tissue Culture and Art Project may be reminiscent of Dr. Frankenstein’s lab, but they certainly are up to some fascinating work. Currently they are growing a jacket out of immortalized mouse and human cells. One day this may be an alternative to to killing animals for their hides, but in the mean time the project is meant to prompt a dialog about environmentalism, sustainability and …