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outn’about…
As part of Science Week, Alison Munro and I went on a tour of the CSIRO’s Entomology Division’s Australian National Insect Collection. Al and I share a passion for such collections. Al is currently a PhD candidate in the Textiles … Continue reading
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Art forum…
On Wednesday this week I presented a public lecture about my project at the ANU School of Art. I thought this would be a good opportunity to explain my journey from Printmedia to Applied Maths, my relationship with the Department, … Continue reading
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counting beans…
There was a news article circulating this week about Ron Sveden of Massachusetts who thought he had lung cancer but luckily for him the growth turned out not to be a tumour but a pea sprouting; proving that those hardy … Continue reading
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sowing the first seed…
Finally the mungs make their debut on the XCT. They were ready, soaking over night; two mungs and one little radish for good luck. Amazingly they all sprout and don’t die halfway through the sequence – nine hours of 64 … Continue reading
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minute bodies…
Micrgraphia, by the English physicist Robert Hooke (1635-1703), is the first book on observations of the natural world through microscopic and telescopic lenses. Continue reading
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back in the lab…
When you 3D X-ray a sprouting mung bean how do you keep it still and at the same time keep it from drying out? The difficulties sprouting a mung bean for 3D tomography is that they flip over when they turn their sprout down… Continue reading
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mung bean…
Without gravity, where do mungs direct their sprouts? In space, do they know what is up or down? Continue reading
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from the beginning…
I am a practicing visual artist who lives and works in Canberra. My background is in printmaking and my work is informed by the way scientific technology has influenced visual media and contemporary art. You can view more of my work at www.ericaseccombe.com.au. My application to Synapse Residency Program is based on the strength of the collaborative relationship I have already established with the ANU Department of Applied Mathematics in the School of Physical Engineering and Physics… Continue reading