Science is Beauty

Spiral orb webs showing some colours in the sunlight in a gorge...

Eclectikus — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:57:12 -0400

Spiral orb webs showing some colours in the sunlight in a gorge in Karijini National Park, Australia. By Bjørn Christian Tørrissen [CC-BY-SA-3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

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Carbonic Cluster. Credit: Mike Sonnichsen, UNC-CH, Art Source:...

Eclectikus — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:59:18 -0400

Carbonic Cluster. Credit: Mike Sonnichsen, UNC-CH, Art Source: 2013 Scientific Art Competition Winners (Chapel Hill Analytical And Nanofabrication Laboratory)

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Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world’s largest fully...

Eclectikus — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:01:19 -0400

Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world’s largest fully solar-powered boat, docked in New York. Via Phys.org

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The Periodic Table of the Muppets (via)

Eclectikus — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:35:25 -0400

The Periodic Table of the Muppets (via)

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Newton’s cannonball was a thought experiment Isaac Newton...

Eclectikus — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:13:00 -0400

Newton’s cannonball was a thought experiment Isaac Newton used to hypothesize that the force of gravity was universal, and it was the key force for planetary motion. It appeared...

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"To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher."

Eclectikus — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:47:01 -0400

“To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher.” - Blaise Pascal

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Blastocyst formation in vitro. Source:A Novel Device for Micro...

Eclectikus — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:55:35 -0400

Blastocyst formation in vitro. Source:A Novel Device for Micro Injection: Rotationally Oscillating micro-injector (Advanced Laboratory For Automation, Robotics And...

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Here Albert Einstein gave birth the four papers known as the...

Eclectikus — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:58:00 -0400

Here Albert Einstein gave birth the four papers known as the Annus Mirabilis papers: On a Heuristic Point of View about the Creation and Conversion of Light (Photoelectric...

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List of unsolved problems in mathematics

Eclectikus — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:21:55 -0400

List of unsolved problems in mathematics: The previous problem was way too easy, I know, so if someone wants to deepen… check this list out with stuff more complex. :PP

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Spot the math error (Mathematical fallacy). Yes, you can cheat...

Eclectikus — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:35:45 -0400

Spot the math error (Mathematical fallacy). Yes, you can cheat and look at the solution here.

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Interesting stuff. Automating xkcd Diagrams: Transforming...

Eclectikus — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:04:52 -0400

Interesting stuff. Automating xkcd Diagrams: Transforming Serious to Funny (Wolfram Blog).

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"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."

Eclectikus — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:11:18 -0400

“Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.” - Hector Berlioz

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Poster showing a comparison of images from planetary surfaces...

Eclectikus — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:31:56 -0400

Poster showing a comparison of images from planetary surfaces ordered by increasing complexity of the surface processes. Image shows the surfaces of Asteroid Itokawa, the Moon,...

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What scientists say in research papers vs. What they actually...

Eclectikus — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:36:31 -0400

What scientists say in research papers vs. What they actually mean (via io9).

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The wonderful world of the tangrams. Pattern and a few solutions...

Eclectikus — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:50:12 -0400

Tangram Pattern Double Arch Hogfish Medium House Ice Skater The wonderful world of the tangrams. Pattern and a few solutions (Double Arch, Hogfish, Medium House...

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It’s interesting! (and disturbing also)

Eclectikus — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:32:14 -0400

It’s interesting! (and disturbing also)

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Dubai Timelapse. A dreamy video. Equipment: Canon 7D Sigma...

Eclectikus — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:47:06 -0400

Dubai Timelapse. A dreamy video. Equipment: Canon 7D Sigma 10-20 mm 3.5 Canon 24-105 mm 4 Sigma 30 mm 1.4 Benro C-257 tripod Sound: Foreground set - Go with the wind

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"Relativity applies to physics, not ethics."

Eclectikus — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:15:40 -0400

“Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.” - Albert Einstein

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I bring this just for the picture, which I’ve taken from...

Eclectikus — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:13:53 -0400

I bring this just for the picture, which I’ve taken from this post: Chaos, Derivatives and Quantum Physics. Little to say about it, is the postmodern fad of naming almost anything...

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The images above are of a spiral compact fluorescent bulb made...

Eclectikus — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:24:13 -0400

The images above are of a spiral compact fluorescent bulb made for use in a standard light socket. Phosphors on the inner surface of the tube broaden the emission lines of the...

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