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Dry ice performs a sublime dance

By Roger Highfield

23 November 2011

See more: To see the image this article refers to, keep checking Picture of the Day on our news blog Short Sharp Science

THE substance at the heart of worldwide concerns about climate change is more beautiful than most people realise.

Inspired by the central role of carbon dioxide in the living economy of the planet, through the process of photosynthesis, James Huse, who has just graduated from Kingston University in the UK, wanted to find a way to portray the compound in a more flattering light.

He spotted his opportunity on a visit to London’s Science Museum. There,

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