Vizualization Challenge

The popular National Geographic edition together with the National Science Foundation and Science magazine annually conduct the “Vizualization Challenge 2008”: a contest that identifies the best scientific images (these can be photos, drawings, modeling) of the year. The main condition: images should be created using modern technologies for visualization of “complex scientific topics”.

This drawing was created by Mario De Stefano from Second University of Naples, Italy. Small green diatoms create the illusion of "forest" by joining marine invertebrates. The picture was taken with a scanning electron microscope in the Mediterranean Sea. First place in the "photographic" category of the event.


Honorable Mention, Photography: "String Vibrations"


Honorable Mention, Photography: "Squid Suckers: The Little Monsters That Feed The Beast"


Honorable Mention, Photography: "Polymazing"
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First Place, Illustration: "Zoom Into the Human Bloodstream"


Honorable Mention, Illustration: "Visualizing the Bible"


Honorable Mention, Illustration: "3D Imaging of Mammalian Cells with Ion-Abrasion Scanning Electron Microscopy"


First Place, Informational Graphics: Mad Hatter's Tea from Alice's Adventures in Microscopic Wonderland


First Place, Interactive Media: "Genomics Digital Lab: Plant Cells"; interactive module demo site .


Honorable Mention, Noninteractive Media: "Fighting Infection by Clonal Selection"

Pictures: Science , via National Geographic