Science & Beauty

Bourgeois Nerd's been a bit text-heavy of late, so I wanted to put up something pretty. Serendipitously, I ran across the website of the Visions of Science contest, which is an annual competition for images both scientific and aesthetically-pleasing. I've posted my favorites below. Enjoy.

(Via BBC Science/Nature)

Liquid Crystals
Karen Neill

"Starfish" on a Leaf
Dr. Stephanie Schüller

Red Pendulum
Joe Coppin