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Swiss artist and photographer Fabian Oefner is on a mission to make eye-catching art from everyday science. Fabian Oefner shares breathtaking images at the nexus of art and science, which beautifully capture unique moments of physical and chemical drama. Here are some of his recent psychedelic images, including photographs of crystals as they interact with soundwaves.
An unusual look at the properties of oil, as colorful marbles of oil paint float in a solution of water and methylated spirits.
Tiny individual droplets of a liquid mixed with spray paint hang in the air for a fraction of a second, forming a scent sculpture.
Powders can behave like fluids. Here, corn starch hangs in the air momentarily, retaining its shape, as the balloon surrounding it is popped.
An illustration of centripetal force. Paint whirls outward from a metal rod attached to a spinning power drill.
A floating soap bubble is captured at the moment it bursts, and surface tension is broken.
Ferrofluid is a magnetic, hydrophobic liquid that forms colorful curves and channels when deposited onto a magnet and injected with watercolor paints.