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Trees Come 'From Out Of The Air,' Said Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman. Really? : NPR

Trees Come 'From Out Of The Air,' Said Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman. Really?  : NPR | Science News | Scoop.it
When you see a tree, a big, tall, heavy one, and you wonder where did it get its mass, its thick trunk, its branches — the instinctive answer would be from the soil below, plus a little water (and, in some mysterious way, sunshine), right?
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Virtual trees sway in wind just like the real thing

Virtual trees sway in wind just like the real thing | Science News | Scoop.it
Animators will soon be able to construct startlingly realistic sylvan beauty in movies and video games with a new system for generating 3D virtual trees...
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Mysterious radiation burst recorded in tree rings

Mysterious radiation burst recorded in tree rings | Science News | Scoop.it
Spike in carbon-14 levels indicates a massive cosmic event — but supernovae and solar flares ruled out.
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A Machine That Turns a Tree's Rings into a Musical Score

A Machine That Turns a Tree's Rings into a Musical Score | Science News | Scoop.it
Check out a modified record player that reads growth rings from a tree like musical notes. Created by German artist Bartholomäus Traubeck, Years takes the annual rings that you find in cross-sections of trees and converts them into piano music.
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