Free AI web copilot to create summaries, insights and extended knowledge, download it at here
3408
Abstract
ons or distortions from the glass. The blossoms in the first photo are around 5 mm thick, and the white flower below is in reality around 2–3 cm in diameter:</p><figure id="2522"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*gZfeXq-9B7a5T2XHC7fCPw.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="e6f9"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*GzKWi6PuHCvhocCp4v-v3w.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="6ae9">Me playing</h1><p id="e560">Using a magnifying glass to zoom optically into details wasn’t trivial:</p><div id="94d1" class="link-block">
<a href="https://lucianosphere.medium.com/using-a-magnifying-glass-to-zoom-optically-into-details-wasnt-trivial-f8237bb11625">
<div>
<div>
<h2>Using a magnifying glass to zoom optically into details wasn’t trivial</h2>
<div><h3>Why? Because:</h3></div>
<div><p>lucianosphere.medium.com</p></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*Ms5x9F64Q6GxBpH_SEdsgQ.png)"></div>
</div>
</div>
</a>
</div><p id="9e90">Here are a couple of photos while playing with the magnifying glass(es), just like in the lead photo but on other subjects:</p><figure id="7445"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*p_Ph2XJCLGzL7tfQ"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="d962"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*wrA7R9UuQ7fsWEio"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h1 id="3fce">Previous 2022 spring reports:</h1><div id="6f21" class="link-block">
<a href="https://readmedium.com/primrose-power-bdd52120d6e8">
<div>
<div>
<h2>Primrose power</h2>
<div><h3>I’m a fan of “power plants", by which I don’t mean electrical power plants but mother nature’s creatures that paint…</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*a6jjuNshX8NBI1v0L_fV6w.png)"></div>
</div>
</div>
</a>
</div><div id="7568" class="link-block">
<a href="https://readmedium.com/spring-report-week-1-featuring-primroses-73d53766c59e">
<div>
<div>
<h2>Spring report week 1, featuring primroses</h2>
<div><h3>Not officially spring yet, but this year the season of flowers has anticipated. I will try to commit to one story with…</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*RlGrQPt1XXDXZhOyoUWohA.jpeg)"></div>
</div>
</div>
</a>
</div><p id="3368">And this would be “Sprint report week 0”:</p><div id="bd98" class="link-block">
<a href="https://readmedium.com/why-are-all-the-first-wildflowers-of-the-season-violet-58689bb1291">
<div>
<div>
<h2>(Why) Are all the first wildflowers of the season violet?</h2>
<div><h3>I had never realized, but most flowers that bloom now when
Options
the winter is finishing are violet! For the experts out…</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*EGRMuj5BNRVSp7CWNpl3bQ.png)"></div>
</div>
</div>
</a>
</div><h1 id="934d">Did you like this connection between science/technology and art?</h1><p id="750c">Then check out these stories:</p><div id="3419" class="link-block">
<a href="https://readmedium.com/a-sudden-burst-of-green-prompted-some-questions-and-experiments-why-are-plants-green-2141756eb32">
<div>
<div>
<h2>A sudden burst of green prompted some questions and experiments. Why are plants green?</h2>
<div><h3>Photographs of the first plants that cover the ground all around here in deep green prompted me to discuss…</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*0BYyTkCF12aDxLTiYmZtsA.jpeg)"></div>
</div>
</div>
</a>
</div><div id="9193" class="link-block">
<a href="https://readmedium.com/fun-with-chemistry-and-colors-2cdcab566604">
<div>
<div>
<h2>Fun with colors with at-home chemistry</h2>
<div><h3>The color of cabbage extract is very sensitive to pH, so you can get a very rich palette with simple household…</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*nhR7l7g0CXfkP80r9nndug.png)"></div>
</div>
</div>
</a>
</div><div id="e65c" class="link-block">
<a href="https://readmedium.com/shots-of-viruses-in-augmented-reality-8492bd120f56">
<div>
<div>
<h2>Shots of viruses in augmented reality</h2>
<div><h3>Not mere drawings but actual experimental reconstructions. You can view these models in augmented reality with your own…</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
</div>
<div>
<div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*HY5_hjbNuEhktCkb79Bj5g.png)"></div>
</div>
</div>
</a>
</div><p id="d6b2"><a href="https://www.lucianoabriata.com/"><b><i>www.lucianoabriata.com</i></b></a><i> I write and photoshoot about everything that lies in my broad sphere of interests: nature, science, technology, programming, etc. <a href="https://lucianosphere.medium.com/membership"><b>Become a Medium member</b></a> to access all its stories (affiliate links of the platform for which I get small revenues without cost to you) and <a href="https://lucianosphere.medium.com/subscribe"><b>subscribe to get my new stories</b></a><b> by email</b>. To <b>consult about small jobs</b> check my <a href="https://lucianoabriata.altervista.org/services/index.html"><b>services page here</b></a>. You can <a href="https://lucianoabriata.altervista.org/office/contact.html"><b>contact me here</b></a><b>.</b></i></p></article></body>
