WEEK 84 CORONAVIRUS: COLOURS OF AUTUMN AND 3D COLOUR X-RAY RESEARCH

The leaves are now going from the trees, the days are getting shorter; autumn is upon us.

THE GARDEN

Alastair's pumpkin with a pencil skewered into its skin while awaiting the face being carved.  The reflection isn't art... unlike the one below.

Non-skewered subject (source is below)

Ralston Road

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The Conkerers!

Harriet (8 years) after school 

Getting ready for Hallowe'en

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Speaking of colours, this item was recently brought to my attention by a friend who used to work at CERN in Switzerland: new 3D colour X-rays. This is an X-ray of wrist bones with a metal implant shown in blue.

Behind this technical feat lie the Medipix3 detector chips, developed at CERN within the Medipix3 collaboration. Originally used in particle physics detectors, these chips are used for medical applications, and also in space and for art authentication. Their precise particle imaging and detection abilities allow them to obtain high-definition images of the density and composition of human tissues.

Article about CERN and Medipix:  CERN and MEDIPIX 3D COLOUR X-RAY

Video of work being done in New Zealand:   New Zealand 3D Colour Research Work

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Post-Script

Grape vine leaves in the garden

‘Still Life with Cheese’, by Floris van Dijck, c. 1615