In the hands of a master
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Richard Taylor, a physicist, analyzed a selection of Jackson Pollock's poured paintings and found they were composed of distinct fractal patterns, made by dripping or pouring paint straight on to a canvas. The large-scale fractals are a fingerprint of the artist's body motion and the small-scale fractals are also to do with his choices, his height over the canvas, the fluidity of his paint, angle and force behind the trajectory.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Channel voyager makes waves
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Rod MacKinnon of the Rockefeller University, identified the structures of several important ion channels in the cell membrane, despite negative remarks and criticism. This achievement won him a share in the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the year 2003.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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