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NIST Museum & Archives

Science as Art Gallery Exhibition

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Taking a closer look at scientific detail.

NIST maintains high standards for its work, and attention to detail is key. 

This gallery exhibition highlights six art-like images depicting objects and materials not visible to the naked eye.

Gallery Themes:

Scanning Electron Micrograph of Printing Steel (image magnified 1,000 times)
Credit: NIST/Paul Stutzman

Scanning Electron Micrograph of Printing Steel

 

Self-assembled Polymer Molecules
Credit: NIST/Kevin Yager

Self-assembled Polymer Molecules

Semiconductor Data Correlations visualization
Credit: NIST/Bryan Barnes

Semiconductor Data Correlations

Semiconducting Polymer Film
Credit: NIST/Dean DeLongchamp

Semiconducting Polymer Film

Carbon Nanotubes Suspended in Epoxy
Credit: NIST/Bharath Natarajan

Carbon Nanotubes Suspended in Epoxy

Carbon Nanotube “Forests”
Credit: NIST/Chris Yung

Carbon Nanotube “Forests”

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Created August 22, 2024, Updated October 9, 2024
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