Sentences with phrase «using microscopic pieces»

Over a thousand years ago, Mesopotamian artisans stumbled on a new way to add a special sheen to their ceramics: using microscopic pieces of metal.

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In a second piece, Wise explained how a marine ecologist is using robots (with casings made from surplus fire extinguishers) to mimic the motions of microscopic marine life, including crab larvae, as they move through ocean waters during their development into adult organisms.

Slicing away at a piece of volcanic rock using a tiny diamond - tipped saw while keeping track of every microscopic wisp of volcanic dust — accurately documenting the final weight of the sample that was left behind.

They were recently the subjects of a two - hour documentary on the South Bank Show, and have completed a new series of photo - pieces called The Fundamental Pictures, which use microscopic images of their bodily fluids to startling effect.