Home    Search    Sitemap Home About us Contact details Core business units Education Science Awareness Science Communication Competitions Young Science Communicators SA Science Lens Magazine EasyScience News & events Thematic Months Media Zone News in Brief Events calendar Projects National Science Olympiad National Science Week Primary Science Day Public Understanding of Biotechnology Women in Physics SASCON network Resources Downloads Logo library Useful links SA Science Lens Explore this section SA Science Lens home About SA Science Lens Categories Rules How to enter Prizes Judges Winners - 2009 winners - 2007 winners - 2005/6 winners - 2004 winners - 2003 winners - 2002 winners Inspiration Contact us Our sponsor Contact SA Science Lens Tel: 012 392-9320 2005/6 Winners Category 3: Science as art Winner Enlarged view Photographer: Jill Sneesby Title: Flowing water Description: Slow shutter speed capturing flow of water. The colours are created by reflections of autumn leaves and the sky. Second Enlarged view Photographer: Professor Rudi van Aarde Title: Pill millipede Description: Pill millipedes live in coastal dune forests along the south and east coats of South Africa. Very little information is available on the life history of these millipedes that range from 1 to 6 centimetres in length. Millipedes are usually active at night and are responsible for the mechanical breakdown of forest litter. Joint third Enlarged view Photographer: Jill Sneesby Title: Singing sands Description: Intricate pattern of ripples in sand, shaped by water movement. Enlarged view Photographer: Thomas Niemeyer Title: Incandescence cooling Description: A light bulb dimmed, a blue LED torch backlit in the axis of the holding wire and loop. Top   The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) is an agency of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Promotion of Access to Information | Terms & Conditions | Contact the Webmaster | Tel: +27 12 392-9300, Fax: +27 12 320-7803 | 211 Skinner St, Box 1758, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa Documents on this site are made available in Adobe PDF format and are viewed in Adobe Acrobat Reader.