Chemistry unveiled
When I was first taught to preach I was told that the relationship between preacher and word was analogous to that of a cutter and a diamond. A cutter does not make a diamond precious or beautiful, since it is both those things already. Rather, his job is to cut facets in such a way that the diamond catches the light and its true beauty is revealed for all to see.
This morning I came across a project at the University of Technology China entitled Beautiful Chemistry. In essence, it is seeking to do the same thing for science as a preacher does for the Word – in other words, to reveal the beauty which has been there all along. Inspired by German biologist Ernst Haeckel’s depictions of nature over a century ago, the team behind beautiful chemistry have used the latest 4D technology to depict some of the world’s most ordinary chemical reactions in extraordinary detail. Who knew, for instance, that precipitation could be beautiful?
No more words from me – just the video below, which speaks for itself: