The Art of Science

0 Commentsby   |  10.14.10  |  Fun, Physics News

What happens when 5 of the world’s leading particle physics laboratories open their doors to amateur photographers:  Particle Physics Photowalk.

A research lab can be an imposing place.  The fences, armed security guards, and radiation warnings are enough evoke fear in the public at what really goes on in these government facilities.  Are you conjuring up images of lab coats and death rays yet?

The truth is, the vast majority of scientists who work in particle and nuclear physics want the world to see what our research looks like.  We think our machines are cool, and we revel in playing with some of the world’s neatest toys.  The 200 Photowalk photographers did an amazing job of capturing life inside the lab.  Who knew that physics research could be so, well…, beautiful?

View the finalists on the InterAction Collaborations’s Flickr page.

-Dr. D

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