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All about Intersection of Science & Art || An Outreach Project by Alex Kirillov & Research Team @ Univ.Lisbon-IST || #SciArt & #SciComm for #Science #Education
Lisbon, Portugal
Joined October 2022
RT @ScienceArtHub: Silica Gel: The Art of Drying. #sciart #scicomm #chemistry #outreach Silica gel or xerogel is a porous and amorphous for…
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RT @ScienceArtHub: Biofilms: The Cities of Microbes. Microbial Biofilms represent a community of microorganisms, associated to an inert or…
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Biofilms: The Cities of Microbes. Microbial Biofilms represent a community of microorganisms, associated to an inert or living surface and encased within an extracellular polymeric matrix. #sciart #scicomm #microbiology #chemistry #outreach In particular, bacterial biofilms correspond to a very typical form for the growth of bacteria, which are naturally assembled on diverse interface types of materials and environments, including living organisms. During the formation of biofilms, the adhesion of bacterial cells to the surface occurs with a simultaneous synthesis of protective matrix. This process enables bacteria to survive under aggressive environments (i.e., heat, treatment with antiseptics and antibiotics) and develop an increased resistance, which nowadays constitutes a critical issue in human healthcare. Biofilms are largely responsible for persistent and chronic infection diseases in humans, which are often related with the use of biomaterials (e.g., implants, catheters, valves). Hence, the prevention of bacterial attachment to surfaces represents one of the most promising strategies to tackle biofilm formation and growth, namely, by investigating alternative functional materials, capable of reducing bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. Our research team developed a series of bioactive coordination polymers, which were incorporated as antimicrobial dopants into biodegradable biopolymer films based on soybean oil or potato starch. These hybrid materials show a remarkable antimicrobial activity and impair the formation of bacterial biofilms. Image by @ScienceArtHub. For further details, see our recent research on anti-biofilm materials:
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RT @ScienceArtHub: Hard Rock Art: Highlighting the Beauty of Nature. What do you see here? Is it a bird’s-eye view of an island? A meteorit…
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Silica Gel: The Art of Drying. #sciart #scicomm #chemistry #outreach Silica gel or xerogel is a porous and amorphous form of silicon dioxide (SiO2). This material possesses a strong affinity for moisture and is widely used as desiccant in a form of beads or granules. These can also contain minor amounts of chemical indicator that alters color after water adsorption. Paper envelopes with silica gel and a "Do Not Eat" warning are commonly included to control humidity when packing dry food and consumer goods. Silica gel granules can be heated to desorb water and reused many times. A pattern of silica gel granules is shown herein. Image by @ScienceArtHub
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RT @ScienceArtHub: The Science & Art of Optical Illusion - The Scintillating Grid Illusion. This example of grid illusion shows dark dots t…
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RT @ScienceArtHub: Golden Sweet Moments, Made Perfect with Brown Sugar. #sciart #scicomm #chemistry #science #outreach Brown sugar is the s…
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RT @ScienceArtHub: Best Images of our Universe in 2024: A Shortlist by BBC Science Focus (Astronomy Photographer of the Year Competition 20…
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RT @ScienceArtHub: The Art from Space: Best of Space Station Science Images 2024 #spaceart #sciart #scicomm #scienc…
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The Science & Art of Optical Illusion - The Scintillating Grid Illusion. This example of grid illusion shows dark dots that seem to appear and disappear at intersections. #sciart #mathart #scicomm #opticalillusion This optical illusion was discovered by E. and B. Lingelbach and M. Schrauf in 1994.
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RT @ScienceArtHub: Digital Art before AI. An Intersection of Art, Science & Technology. #sciart #mathart #digitalart
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Hard Rock Art: Highlighting the Beauty of Nature. What do you see here? Is it a bird’s-eye view of an island? A meteorite? A beach rock? Or perhaps a shimmering metallic mineral? #sciart #scicomm #science #naturebeauty Image by @ScienceArtHub.
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Best Images of our Universe in 2024: A Shortlist by BBC Science Focus (Astronomy Photographer of the Year Competition 2024). 'Serpentine' by Paul Haworth/APOTY16. #sciart #scicomm #spaceart #science #outreach This image was taken at Snettisham Beach. The foreground subject is a dilapidated jetty. The curved channel in the mudflat mirrors the trailing stars.
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1968: "Maybe the traditional sharp demarcation line between arts and science will become increasingly blurred and distorted until eventually it is beyond all recognition. Just like some of this new art, you may be tempted to say." From Practical Electronics Magazine, Oct. 1968.
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RT @ScienceArtHub: Pine Essence 2025 – Nature’s Scent of New Year. Happy New Year! What is Behind a Pleasant Aroma of Pine Trees? #sciart #…
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Digital Art History: The Writings of Vera Molnar Through these 3 early articles, explore how Molnar united art and science (1973), manipulated geometric forms to question norms (1979), and integrated chance into a methodical artistic practice (1983).
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RT @ScienceArtHub: The Best Science Images of 2024 - Nature’s Picks #sciart #scicomm #bioart #science Bacterial Blo…
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