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Nano Sculptures by Jonty Hurwitz
- gus_massa 11y agoPrevious discussion (from another source): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8612005 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8612005 (64 points, 181 days ago, 17 comments) I'll copy partially the first two comments: > They seem computer generated, and then photoshoped over the electron microscope images. They seem too perfect for that size, and I don't see how they are supported on the surface. [...] Reply: > The images showing them stuck to various other microscopic objects are manipulated [1], but the technique is real. For example: http://www.wophotonics.com/applications/polymerization/direct-laser-writing/ http://www.wophotonics.com/applications/polymerization/direc... > [1] The ant's head image is exactly the same one as here, with the SEM text overlay cropped out: http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=15041 http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=150... , [...]
- gandalf123 11y agoread the credits at http://jontyhurwitz.com.com/nano http://jontyhurwitz.com.com/nano Jonty Hurwitz gives credit to the team that photographed the ant. Hurwitz talks in many of his online interviews of how the sculptures and the backgrounds were digitally put together to help viewers understand the scale.