In the journal's 28 September 2007 issue, Science, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, is pleased to present the winners and honorable mentions in the fifth annual Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. The articles linked on this page describe the accomplishments of the creative and gifted scientists, artists, and others who put the winning entries together, as well as an online slide presentation that showcases the competition's winners and honorable mentions. In addition, in a segment of the Science Podcast, one of the competition's judges talks about what goes into a winning scientific image. All material is freely available for all site visitors.

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INTRODUCTION 2007 Visualization Challenge  Jeff Nesbit and Monica Bradford THE WINNERS All stories by B. Lester Photography: First Place (Tie) What Lies Behind Our Nose?  Photography: First Place (Tie) Irish Moss, Chondrus Crispus  Photography: Honorable Mention Tiny Metal Pathways  Informational Graphics: First Place Modeling The Flight Of A Bat  Informational Graphics: Honorable Mention How Does a Muscle Work?  Interactive Media: First Place Physics Education Technology Project (PhET)  Interactive Media: Honorable Mention Breast Cancer Virtual Anatomy  Noninteractive Multimedia: First Place Nicotine: The Physiologic Mechanism of Tobacco Dependence  Noninteractive Multimedia: Honorable Mention (tie) Möbius Transformations Revealed  Noninteractive Multimedia: Honorable Mention (tie) Towers in the Tempest

ONLINE EXTRA 2007 VISUALIZATION CHALLENGE SLIDE SHOW Browse the striking sights, sounds, and motion that represent the winners in this year's visualization challenge in our 2007 Visualization Challenge Slide Show. On the Science Podcast In a segment of the 28 September 2007 Science Podcast, podcast host Robert Frederick interviews Visualization Challenge judge Felice Frankel about what makes a great scientific image. Listen to the show [MP3] Learn more about Science's podcasts Also: Check out previous years' competitions: 2006 Visualization Challenge: Index and Slide Show 2005 Visualization Challenge: Index and Slide Show 2004 Visualization Challenge: Index and Slide Show 2003 Visualization Challenge: Slide Show