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We can’t see wind, only the things it moves. Likewise, we can’t hear wind unless it’s flowing past something that makes it vibrate; this causes it to adopt various sonic guises depending on what it interacts with. Trees provide some of the most common and admired ways for wind to make itself heard. This sound has been termed psithurism (sith-err-iz-um).
The naturalist author and founding member of the RSPB, W.H. Hudson, suggests in Birds and Man (1901), that psithurism is salubrious. He describes the sound of wind in the trees as “very restorative” – a mysterious voice which the forest speaks to us, and that to lie or sit thus for an hour at a time listening to the wind is an experience worth going far to seek.
The sonic qualities of psithurism seem to smudge the border between music and noise. The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) described the sound in “A Day of Sunshine”:
“I hear the wind among the trees
Playing celestial symphonies;
I see the branches downward bent,
Like keys of some great instrument.
In the meadow, cattle graze,
Wind gently passing, a peaceful daze,
Tall grasses sway, wildflowers bloom,
Nature's symphony, a perfect tune.
The cattle roam, with carefree might,
Their presence felt, in morning light,
A scene of beauty, a pastoral dream,
The meadow, a tranquil stream.
The wind picks up, the grasses dance,
The cattle graze, with a rhythmic prance,
In the meadow, time stands still,
Nature's magic, a soothing thrill.
Oh, meadow, you are a haven of peace,
A place of calm, where worries cease,
May you thrive, for all to see,
A precious gift, for you and me.
Pristine nature refers to natural environments that are in their original, undisturbed state, free from human influence and development. These environments may include untouched forests, unspoiled beaches, clear waterways, and other natural habitats that have not been impacted by human activity.
Pristine nature is important because it supports biodiversity and provides critical ecosystem services, such as clean air, water, and soil. These natural environments also have significant cultural and aesthetic value, providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, tourism, and scientific research.
Unfortunately, pristine nature is becoming increasingly rare due to human activity, including habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change. It is important that we take steps to protect and conserve these environments for future generations to enjoy and benefit from. This may involve creating protected areas, reducing our carbon footprint, and supporting sustainable practices that minimize harm to the natural world.
Pristine natPristine nature refers to natural environments that are in their original, undisturbed state, free from human influence and development. These environments may include untouched forests, unspoiled beaches, clear waterways, and other natural habitats that have not been impacted by human activity.
Pristine nature is important because it supports biodiversity and provides critical ecosystem services, such as clean air, water, and soil. These natural environments also have significant cultural and aesthetic value, providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, tourism, and scientific research.
Unfortunately, pristine nature is becoming increasingly rare due to human activity, including habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change. It is important that we take steps to protect and conserve these environments for future generations to enjoy and benefit from. This may involve creating protected areas, reducing our carbon footprint, and supporting sustainable practices that minimize harm to the natural world.ure
Pristine nature refers to natural environments that are in their original, undisturbed state, free from human influence and development. These environments may include untouched forests, unspoiled beaches, clear waterways, and other natural habitats that have not been impacted by human activity.
Pristine nature is important because it supports biodiversity and provides critical ecosystem services, such as clean air, water, and soil. These natural environments also have significant cultural and aesthetic value, providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, tourism, and scientific research.
Unfortunately, pristine nature is becoming increasingly rare due to human activity, including habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change. It is important that we take steps to protect and conserve these environments for future generations to enjoy and benefit from. This may involve creating protected areas, reducing our carbon footprint, and supporting sustainable practices that minimize harm to the natural world.
We can’t see wind, only the things it moves. Likewise, we can’t hear wind unless it’s flowing past something that makes it vibrate; this causes it to adopt various sonic guises depending on what it interacts with. Trees provide some of the most common and admired ways for wind to make itself heard. This sound has been termed psithurism (sith-err-iz-um).
The naturalist author and founding member of the RSPB, W.H. Hudson, suggests in Birds and Man (1901), that psithurism is salubrious. He describes the sound of wind in the trees as “very restorative” – a mysterious voice which the forest speaks to us, and that to lie or sit thus for an hour at a time listening to the wind is an experience worth going far to seek.
The sonic qualities of psithurism seem to smudge the border between music and noise. The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) described the sound in “A Day of Sunshine”:
“I hear the wind among the trees
Playing celestial symphonies;
I see the branches downward bent,
Like keys of some great instrument.
As you walk toward the water,
Sand coats the bottom of your feet.
The smell of the sea salt drawing you closer,.
The view is so beautiful, oh so sweet.
As the waves come crashing in,
Time seems to be standing still.
The sun is shining down on you
As you walk the beach at your will
Big Sur is a rugged and mountainous section of the Central Coast of California between Carmel Highlands and San Simeon, where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. It is frequently praised for its dramatic scenery. Big Sur has been called the "longest and most scenic stretch of undeveloped coastline in the contiguous United States," a sublime "national treasure that demands extraordinary procedures to protect it from development" and "one of the most beautiful coastlines anywhere in the world, an isolated stretch of road, mythic in reputation." The stunning views, redwood forests, hiking, beaches, and other recreational opportunities have made Big Sur a popular destination for about 7 million people who live within a day's drive and visitors from across the world. It is among the top 35 tourist destinations world-wide. The region receives about the same number of visitors as Yosemite National Park, but offers only limited bus service, few restrooms, and a narrow two-lane highway along the coast. North-bound traffic during the peak summer season and holiday weekends is often backed up for about 20 miles (32 km) from Big Sur Village to Carmel.
Hawaiian sunset peeping from the sea
Smiles and says Aloha to his sweetheart Hawaii
The drowsy islands slumber one by one
Close their sleepy eyelids say goodnight to the sun
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
Big Sur is a rugged stretch of California’s central coast between Carmel and San Simeon. Bordered to the east by the Santa Lucia Mountains and the west by the Pacific Ocean, it’s traversed by narrow, 2-lane State Route 1, known for winding turns, seaside cliffs and views of the often-misty coastline. The sparsely populated region has numerous state parks for hiking, camping and beachcombing.
An Iberian lynx, Lynx pardinus, lies low to the ground, drinking from a small pool. Showing its tongue as it laps the water, while its striking yellow eyes, gaze directly toward the camera. The scene captures the lynx’s graceful, yet wild beauty. Peñalajo, Spain
An Azure-winged Magpie raises its vibrant blue tail, a likely sign of excitement, while gathering near an almost hidden pool. Captured from a low angle, this characteristic pose reflects the bird's social behavior
Antarctic Beech put us in touch with Gondwana and takes us back before the Ice Age! Surviving in the fog/cloud forests at the top of the Macpherson escarpment (above 900m), these ancient trees are only able to reproduce now by suckering from the root system.
This tree is significant:
• as an outstanding example of this species (Nothofagus moorei) of remnant, pre-European settlement vegetation,
• for its genetic value as a result of its extreme age, rarity and limited distribution,
• for the significant contribution it makes to the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage area, of which this Springbrook National Park is a part,
• as a magnificent old tree, the base of which exhibits the unusual physical features of twisted nodules where the soil has been worn away over centuries, and that its continued survival is only by way of suckering from roots thus generating a coppice,
• for its contemporary appreciation as a much visited natural tourist attraction.
O Chafariz do Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra, situado na parte inferior de um lago circular rodeado por vegetação, é uma estrutura de pedra composta por duas taças sobrepostas e um obelisco no topo. Instalado em 1949 e projetado pelo arquiteto Cottinelli Telmo, este chafariz é um marco histórico e ponto de encontro, integrado num dos jardins botânicos mais antigos de Portugal, fundado em 1772 durante as reformas pombalinas da universidade. Além de contribuir para o ambiente do jardim e proporcionar habitat para diversas espécies de fauna e flora aquáticas, o chafariz é rodeado por uma notável diversidade botânica, criando um espaço fresco e sombreado que serve tanto para a investigação científica quanto para a lazer público.
O chafariz do Jardim Botânico da Universidade de Coimbra, localizado na parte inferior do jardim, num lago circular rodeado por vegetação exuberante, com árvores de folhagem verde, roxa e outras tonalidades, é uma estrutura de pedra composta por duas taças sobrepostas e um obelisco no topo. Construído em 1949, segundo o projeto do arquiteto Cottinelli Telmo, este elemento integra-se num espaço de inspiração romântica, no coração do jardim clássico, funcionando como ponto central de encontro e contemplação. A água do chafariz contribui para a manutenção da biodiversidade local, oferecendo habitat a diversas espécies aquáticas, num espaço que se integra num dos jardins botânicos mais antigos de Portugal, fundado em 1772 durante as reformas pombalinas da universidade, e que serve tanto como espaço de investigação científica como área de lazer público, promovendo a conservação e o estudo da botânica e da biodiversidade.
Wistar has produced major scientific and medical discoveries. They have a new building hiding behind this one.
From their website: "The mission of The Wistar Institute is to marshal the talents of outstanding scientists through a highly enabled culture of biomedical collaboration and innovation, in order to solve some of the world’s most challenging and important problems in the field of cancer, immunology, and infectious diseases, and produce groundbreaking advances in world health."
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"Where others have failed, I will not fail."
('Captain Nemo' by Mezco / ONE:12 Collective)
Diorama by RK
An unknown Octopus identified during one of the surveys carreid out by R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen
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A new study from Finland suggests Neonicotinoid use actually decreases crop yields through a "practically complete loss of pollination benefits".
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To provide scale, the tongue of the glacier is 3 km wide. Tasersuaq Glacier is 70kms long after it leaves the Greenland Ice Sheet. This glacier is one of six that drain into Godtha˚bsfjord.
Scientists are currently studying the glacier in response to climate change. The runoff is measured and assessed and also the surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet in the Nuuk region (southwest of Greenland) is being measured, observed and assessed using output of two regional climate models.
My oblique aerial photograph also reveals the regional jointing and faults in the landmass.
The outwash of meltwater and moraine extends for 7 kms down the valley then enters Lake Tasersuaq. In this image much of the surface of the lake has refrozen through the winter and in early summer when this was photographed the lake ice was at its maximum extent.
Royal Museum for Central Africa since 1960. (My birth year)
The first stone of this imposing museum building was laid in 1904.
Most interesting pictures on Flickriver in black.
Port Lockroy is the UK’s most southerly public Post Office – affectionately known as the Penguin Post Office. The UKAHT operate the Post Office on our behalf. Around 70,000 cards are posted each year to over 100 countries. There is a small team which work from Port Lockroy each year, living in close quarters with no running water and limited facilities.
Port Lockroy is on Goudier Island (64º49’S, 63º30’W) off the Antarctic Peninsula. Following a conservation survey in 1994, British ‘Base A’ – Port Lockroy was recognised for its historical importance and designated as Historic Site and Monument No. 61 under the Antarctic Treaty. In 1996, a team from the British Antarctic Survey renovated the buildings in 1996. Since then the site has been open to visitors during the Antarctic summer (November to March).
It is now managed by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) who operate the site as a ‘living museum’ including a very popular small gift shop. All profit from the shop proceeds goes towards renovation of other historic sites in Antarctica.
Port Lockroy is not only an important natural and historic environment, but also a destination for many from around the world who want to come and learn more about the Antarctic. The UKAHT team consistently monitor, through a long-term environmental study, now running for more than a decade, the impact of visitors to the site. Partly this involves counting the number of penguins and their chicks present on the island. This study helps regulate the number of visitors and ships visiting the area, as well as, imposing strict site guidelines to ensure the environment is properly cared for.
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In photographing the "Boule" of CEMES, I wanted to capture the very essence of this monumental scientific architecture. The choice of minimalist framing and black and white enhances the geometric purity of this 25-meter sphere, while creating a dialogue between void and matter. The subtle texture of steel, revealed by light, tells the story of these decades of scientific research. I deliberately left a large part of the image in darkness to evoke the mysteries of the infinitely small that this structure housed. This refined composition transforms this scientific building into an abstract artwork, testifying to the architectural and scientific boldness of post-war France.
Context:
Built at the initiative of Gaston Dupouy and inaugurated in 1959 by General de Gaulle, the "Boule" (Sphere), as it is known, is this spherical steel building, 25 meters in diameter, an icon of CEMES, designed to house the 1.5 million volt electron microscope that operated from 1960 to 1991. While the original microscope was later dismantled, the electron accelerator has been preserved and still stands under the sphere's vault.
This was founded in 1862 to serve as a scientific research institution for the rapidly growing city of Melbourne, the capital of the colony of Victoria. The observatory was tasked by the Victorian government with maintaining an accurate time reference for the colony through observations of stars using a transit telescope as well as general astronomical research. The site chosen was a gentle hill adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Shortly after founding a 48-inch telescope was installed at the observatory for astronomical research and for a while it was the largest fully steerable telescope in the world. This instrument was referred to as the "Great Melbourne Telescope".
In 1874 the observatory took part in the worldwide effort to observe the Transit of Venus in order to better determine the distance of Earth to the Sun. Towards the end of the 1880s the observatory took part in the international "Carte du Ciel" project to map the heavens using the-then novel technique of photography. Being the most southerly of the sites taking part, Melbourne was assigned the region around the south celestial pole south of declination -65°.
With the coming of federation in 1901 the Commonwealth government was assigned the responsibility for astronomy and time-keeping and control of the observatory was gradually handed over by the state government. At the same time, the encroaching light pollution from the growing city of Melbourne gradually made quality astronomical observations increasingly difficult.
In 1933 the flood-lit Shrine of Remembrance (from atop which this image was taken) was completed in the parkland adjacent to the observatory impacting its skies further, until the observatory was finally closed in 1945. Most of the scientific equipment and instruments, including the Great Melbourne Telescope, were sold or moved elsewhere.
Today, while most of the original buildings still stand on the site, only two of the original instruments remain. Both were installed in 1874 to observe the transit of Venus. One is an 8-inch refracting telescope by Troughton and Simms of London, and the other is a fully restored 4-inch Photoheliograph by Dallmeyer of London. The Photoheliograph is privately owned and on indefinite loan to the Astronomical Society of Victoria. The building which was used by the 13-inch astrograph telescope for the "Carte du Ciel" survey now houses a 12-inch Newtonian reflector telescope owned by the Astronomical Society of Victoria.
The Great Melbourne Telescope was eventually moved to the Mount Stromlo Observatory where it was badly damaged in the 2003 Canberra bushfires. Subsequently, a project has begun to restore the telescope to working order so that it may be used for educational and public viewing in its original home at the Melbourne Observatory. This is a joint undertaking of Museum Victoria, the Astronomical Society of Victoria and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The restoration project, which began in 2013, will incorporate bringing the telescope's optical, mechanical and electrical systems into line with current best practice.
I posted a monochrome version of this image some years ago.
Explore: 8-8-09 (Front Page/Page 1) Thank you my Flickr friends.
This is one of the most amazing buildings I have ever seen in terms of reflective glass. I spent yesterday afternoon in meetings here and of course had to capture this scene. Best seen in large view.
Polymer science (the study of macromolecules) has long been a research strength of the University of Akron (Akron, Ohio). Breakthroughs in the field over the years have given rise to many generations of rubber, plastic, and composite materials and products. Now one of the most innovative uses of polymers is in the medical devices and supplies field. The economic development importance of polymers was not well recognized until the late 1970s and early 1980s. I worked with a team back then giving birth to the idea of the "Polymer Valley" in Northeast Ohio, akin to the Silicon Valley in California's Bay Area, as a strategy to catalyze economic and job growth in the Akron and Cleveland areas. For those interested, scan page 164 of this book: books.google.com/books?id=kYv--GsFlqAC&pg=PA164&l...
Hobart is the main port for resupplying the Australian and French Antarctic territories. I've previously shown you pictures of Australia's massive new icebreaker, the Nuyina. www.flickr.com/photos/luminosity7/51838896166/in/album-72...
Working closely with the Australians is the French Antarctic supply ship L'Astrolabe. When we came across it recently it had just sailed into port after its second summer trip to the Dumont d'Urville Station in Adélie Land, Antarctica. Some members of the crew kindly spoke with us and mentioned they were flying home to France the next morning. Another crew was arriving to take the vessel south for another two trips in what remained of the Antarctic summer.
This icebreaker certainly cuts a fine sight alongside the Princes Wharf.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Astrolabe_(2016_icebreaker)
Just back from an amazing experience having been very kindly invited to look at Norwegian smooth snakes by the country's two leading slettsnok scientists, Beate Strøm Johansen and Pål Sørensen. Very different from 'our' smooth snakes, being at least 50% longer and heavier, and usually found basking in the open, for example on rocky ledges along fjords. This individual is probably the largest ever recorded, being expertly measured by Pål Sørensen, who has studied Norwegian smooth snakes for forty years. She measured 92cm and weighed not far off 180g - almost a fifth of a kilo!! Photo by kind permission of Pål Sørensen.
World class scientific facilities are based within Oxfordshire's Harwell Campus. The Diamond Light Source building is one such facility. It contains a synchrotron, a type of cyclic particle accelerator which can produce brilliant x-rays, uv and ir light used in research. It is also a building full of photographic opportunities.
World class scientific facilities are based within Oxfordshire's Harwell Campus.
Photographed within the Vulcan Target Area West.
This vessel is used for experiments where the Vulcan laser interacts with targets. It needs to operate within a vacuum as low as 0.0000001 bar. This is typically 1 billion times less than you would feel from normal atmospheric pressure.
This was founded in 1862 to serve as a scientific research institution for the rapidly growing city of Melbourne, the capital of the colony of Victoria. The observatory was tasked by the Victorian government with maintaining an accurate time reference for the colony through observations of stars using a transit telescope as well as general astronomical research. The site chosen was a gentle hill adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Shortly after founding a 48-inch telescope was installed at the observatory for astronomical research and for a while it was the largest fully steerable telescope in the world. This instrument was referred to as the "Great Melbourne Telescope".
In 1874 the observatory took part in the worldwide effort to observe the Transit of Venus in order to better determine the distance of Earth to the Sun.
Towards the end of the 1880s the observatory took part in the international "Carte du Ciel" project to map the heavens using the-then novel technique of photography. Being the most southerly of the sites taking part, Melbourne was assigned the region around the south celestial pole south of declination -65°.
With the coming of federation in 1901 the Commonwealth government was assigned the responsibility for astronomy and time-keeping and control of the observatory was gradually handed over by the state government. At the same time, the encroaching light pollution from the growing city of Melbourne gradually made quality astronomical observations increasingly difficult.
In 1933 the flood-lit Shrine of Remembrance (from atop which this image was taken) was completed in the parkland adjacent to the observatory impacting its skies further, until the observatory was finally closed in 1945. Most of the scientific equipment and instruments, including the Great Melbourne Telescope, were sold or moved elsewhere.
Today, while most of the original buildings still stand on the site, only two of the original instruments remain. Both were installed in 1874 to observe the transit of Venus. One is an 8-inch refracting telescope by Troughton and Simms of London, and the other is a fully restored 4-inch Photoheliograph by Dallmeyer of London. The Photoheliograph is privately owned and on indefinite loan to the Astronomical Society of Victoria. The building which was used by the 13-inch astrograph telescope for the "Carte du Ciel" survey now houses a 12-inch Newtonian reflector telescope owned by the Astronomical Society of Victoria.
The Great Melbourne Telescope was eventually moved to the Mount Stromlo Observatory where it was badly damaged in the 2003 Canberra bushfires. Subsequently, a project has begun to restore the telescope to working order so that it may be used for educational and public viewing in its original home at the Melbourne Observatory. This is a joint undertaking of Museum Victoria, the Astronomical Society of Victoria and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The restoration project, which began in 2013, will incorporate bringing the telescope's optical, mechanical and electrical systems into line with current best practice.
Rockefeller University knows the value of collaboration, and united two independent buildings into its Collaborative Research Center by building a core between them. This shot shows one of the areas for that purpose. Lab heads' offices are also placed so as to create awareness of others' presence and promote spontaneous conversations.
Rockefeller University was a 2019 Open House New York participant.
Architect: Mitchell Giurgola.
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Title:Valley youngsters exhibit science fair entry models
Collection ID:Valley Times Collection
Location/Accession:HCNVT_d005_f18_i1
Date:1959
Description:Photograph caption dated February 10, 1959 reads, "And Robot Makes Three - Ted Garfield, 14, ninth-grader at Fulton Junior High in Van Nuys, gets competition from his robot for attentions of Diane Driggs, 14, at school's Science Fair. Ted built 35-pound, 6-foot tall robot out of metal and plywood in 80 hours. Motor inside moves arms. Science fair is preliminary to all-Valley Science Fair which will be held March 21 and 22 at North Hollywood High School.".
Subject:Robert Fulton College Preparatory (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Credits:This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.; Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends.
One of NASA's Martin WB-57F's rolls down Prestwick's runway 12 after arrival from Goose Bay Canada en-route to a foreign deployment. A large crowd had congregated to see this rare aircraft.
The aircraft , based at Johnson Space Centre, Houston, TX, is used to conduct high altitude scientificresearch, as well as to test communications in the US and Afghanistan.
Rockefeller University knows the value of collaboration, and united two independent buildings into its Collaborative Research Center by building a core between them. This shot shows one of the areas for that purpose. Lab heads' offices are also placed so as to create awareness of others' presence and promote spontaneous conversations.
Rockefeller University was a 2019 Open House New York participant.
Architect: Mitchell Giurgola.
Just 22 hours after fertilization, this zebrafish embryo is already taking shape. By 36 hours, all of the major organs will have started to form. The zebrafish's rapid growth and see-through embryo make it ideal for scientists studying how organs develop.
This image is part of the Life: Magnified collection, which was displayed in the Gateway Gallery at Washington Dulles International Airport June 3, 2014, to January 21, 2015. To see all 46 images in this exhibit, go to www.nigms.nih.gov/education/life-magnified/Pages/default.....
Credit: Philipp Keller, Bill Lemon, Yinan Wan and Kristin Branson, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Va.
This image is not owned by the NIH. It is shared with the public under license. If you have a question about using or reproducing this image, please contact the creator listed in the credits. All rights to the work remain with the original creator.
NIH support from: National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Miniature Pigs, Mini Pig, Micro Pig, Teacup Pig, or Pygmy Pig at Poznan Zoological Gardens (Sus domesticus; Miniaturowa swinia zwislobrzucha, mikroswinka, used for medical research and as pets; Old Zoo in Poznan). Typically, miniature pigs with a tail with thick hair at the end are small breeds of domestic pig (32-140 kg).
Neuronal circuits in the mouse retina. Cone photoreceptors (red) enable color vision; bipolar neurons (magenta) relay information further along the circuit; and a subtype of bipolar neuron (green) helps process signals sensed by other photoreceptors in dim light.
Melanie Samuel, a researcher at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, and who received a 2016 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, wants to learn to reprogram the connections, or synapses, of brain circuits that function less well in aging and disease and limit our memory and ability to learn.
More information: directorsblog.nih.gov/2017/07/13/creative-minds-reprogram...
Credit: Brian Liu and Melanie Samuel, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
This image is not owned by the NIH. It is shared with the public under license. If you have a question about using or reproducing this image, please contact the creator listed in the credits. All rights to the work remain with the original creator.
NIH support from: National Eye Institute; Common Fund
The Boxer Lab at the UCSF Mission Bay campus is a state-of-the-art research facility dedicated to advancing medical science. As part of the larger UCSF research complex, this lab supports groundbreaking work in areas like oncology, neuroscience, and immunology. Designed with a sleek, modern aesthetic, the building showcases a fusion of architectural minimalism and high functionality, featuring large windows that flood the interior with natural light, encouraging collaboration and innovation.
The exterior of Boxer Lab is a blend of contemporary materials, with clean lines and a neutral palette. The building’s design incorporates sustainable practices, including energy-efficient windows and thoughtful landscaping, creating an environmentally friendly atmosphere that supports UCSF’s mission of sustainability.
Located in the thriving Mission Bay neighborhood, the lab is strategically positioned at the heart of San Francisco’s biotechnology and research hub. Since its establishment, the Boxer Lab has become a pivotal player in medical research, making strides that influence global healthcare advancements. The surrounding UCSF complex offers additional research facilities, green spaces, and outdoor courtyards for employees to unwind, creating a balanced and inspiring work environment.
For those visiting the UCSF campus, the Boxer Lab stands as a symbol of San Francisco’s commitment to innovation in medical science. The building’s seamless blend of form and function makes it a standout structure in one of the city’s most rapidly developing areas.
Uber’s global headquarters, located at 1725 3rd Street in San Francisco’s thriving Mission Bay district, reflects the company’s innovative spirit through its striking modern architecture. This cutting-edge building is a glass marvel, with its sleek reflective facade mirroring the city’s evolving skyline and emphasizing Uber's forward-thinking ethos. Designed with sustainability and productivity in mind, the building stands as a beacon of Silicon Valley's influence on San Francisco's urban landscape.
Architecturally, Uber HQ features a distinctive curvature along the top floors, adding a dynamic visual appeal to the glass-dominated design. The generous use of glass symbolizes transparency and connectivity, integral values in the tech industry. Inside, the structure offers open, collaborative workspaces designed to foster creativity and teamwork among Uber’s global workforce. The use of sustainable materials and energy-efficient systems underscores Uber’s commitment to environmental responsibility, as reflected in its corporate operations.
Positioned near Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors, Uber’s headquarters is part of the ongoing transformation of the Mission Bay neighborhood, now a hub for technology and innovation. The area’s close proximity to the waterfront and its access to public transportation make it an ideal location for Uber’s corporate base, allowing employees easy connectivity across the Bay Area.
Uber HQ’s architectural design, sustainability initiatives, and key location at the crossroads of San Francisco’s business and tech sectors make it a pivotal point in the city’s modern development, marking the ongoing evolution of this iconic city.
C. elegans has become one of the most-studied organisms on the planet. Researchers have determined that C. elegans has exactly 959 cells, 302 of which are neurons. They have sequenced and annotated its genome, developed an impressive array of tools to study its DNA, and characterized the development of many of its tissues.
2015 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award winner Coleen Murphy of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, has set out to analyze which genes are active, or transcribed, in each of the major tissues of adult C. elegans, building the framework for what’s been dubbed the C. elegans “tissue-ome.”
More information: directorsblog.nih.gov/2016/11/17/creative-minds-the-worm-...
Credit: Coleen Murphy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
This image is not owned by the NIH. It is shared with the public under license. If you have a question about using or reproducing this image, please contact the creator listed in the credits. All rights to the work remain with the original creator.
NIH funding from: NIH Common Fund & National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)