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Visualization Challenge winners show spectacular science

By Caroline Morley

2 February 2012

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It’s not just a squishy ball

(Image: Bryan William Jones, The University of Utah, Moran Eye Center)

It’s not always easy to explain a complex idea in words, but sometimes an picture can help – especially if it’s beautiful and compelling. The 2011 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge picks the best photographs, illustrations, graphics, interactive games and videos that engage viewers by conveying the complex substance of science through images.

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