CT scan rendering of oak wood (Quercus robur) ~300 microns (0.3mm)

Tool: Houdini, Rendering and custom import tool for image stacks

Xylopedia App on Ipad & Web

The Xylopedia App is available as a download on the AppStore or you can use the web version on xylopedia.de

Parenchyma Cells of Oak Wood visualized

Based on CT-Scans from Hereon @DESY, we created an idealized representation of all the Parenchyma cells in a block of aprox. 2mm x 3mm x 3mm

CT scan rendering of spruce wood (pinus sylvestris) ~300 microns (0.3mm)

CT scan rendering of spruce wood (pinus sylvestris) ~300 microns (0.3mm)

Segmentation of Parenchyma Cells of Oak Wood

For our Visualization we segemented all the Ray Cells by Hand in Slicer3D

Xylopedia is an app for explorative learning of micro-anatomical wood structures.

Students at the University for Sustainable Development in Eberswalde, Germany, now have the app to help them understand the complex anatomy of wood. Based on microCT scans from the Helmholtz Centre Hereon, we created novel 3D models for real-time exploration.

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Client: HNE Eberswalde
Team: S. Scherrer, J. Hammel, J. Lauströer, J. Stuhrmann, S. Lautner, M. Möhring
Tools: Unity, Blender, Cinema 4D

Xylopedia

3D Learning App

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Porous Ceramic Material

arXiv:2409.00789 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

Ceramic Material Close Up with Bacteria

arXiv:2409.00789 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

Living porous ceramics for bacteria-regulated gas sensing and carbon capture

arXiv:2409.00789 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

Three-dimensional printing of mycelium hydrogels into living complex materials

DOI: 10.1038/s41563-022-01429-5

Fungi Hyphen

Showing the basic functions of the hyphens

For papers and proposals by various research groups at the ETH, I have created illustrations showing the process of their experiments. Collaborating and accurately depicting these processes is always an interesting challenge and often creates an engaging dialogue between scientist and designer.

Client: ETH - Complex Materials Group
Tools: Houdini, Blender, Adobe Suite, Affinity Suite

Material Research

Scientific Illustration

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Snow Height SensorReveal Phenological Advance in Alpine Grasslands

Examplary plant growth at higher altitudes in the swiss alps.

Snow Height Sensors Reveal Phenological Advance in Alpine Grasslands

Examplary plant growth at higher altitudes in the swiss alps.

Ultrasonic Plant Height Masurement

Ultrasonic plant height measurements from 32 automatic weather stations from 1500 to 2700 m.

Ultrasonic Plant Height Masurement Close Up

Ultrasonic plant height measurements from 32 automatic weather stations from 1500 to 2700 m.

Alpine Plant Phenology Monitoring tracks 25 years of data on climate change effects on Alpine vegetation. Using ultrasonic measurements, this study shows increased plant growth and earlier growing seasons at higher elevations, highlighting elevation-dependent warming impacts.

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Client: SLF, Michael Zehnder
Tools: Houdini, Quixel Megascans, Blender, Affinity Suite, Photoshop
Citation: Zehnder, M., Pfund, B., Alexander, J., Hille Ris Lambers, J., and Rixen, C.: Elevation-dependent advance of Alpine plant phenology, Abstract

Phenological Shift

Visual Abstract

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