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Insects in amber. From the Dominican Republic, Miocene epoch...

Eclectikus — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:27:00 -0400

Insects in amber. From the Dominican Republic, Miocene epoch (23.8 to 5.3 million years ago). Source (Widener University)

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Support the Gravitational Universe science theme, as addressed...

Eclectikus — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:34 -0400

Support the Gravitational Universe science theme, as addressed by the eLISA mission concept. I did already it.

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Amazing NEW Periodic Table Song & Video! If the Animaniacs...

Eclectikus — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:47:00 -0400

Amazing NEW Periodic Table Song & Video! If the Animaniacs and Science had a child, this would be it! Every element of the Periodic Table, sung, in order!

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An illustration shows the design of Rice University researchers’...

Eclectikus — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:00 -0400

An illustration shows the design of Rice University researchers’ antenna-on-a-chip for spatial light modulation. The chip is able to process incident infrared light for signal...

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Facebook, sioux style. By Alecus (unsourced)

Eclectikus — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:29 -0400

Facebook, sioux style. By Alecus (unsourced)

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The photo above showing meltwater on ice, imaged using...

Eclectikus — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:23 -0400

The photo above showing meltwater on ice, imaged using a circular polarizer lens, was taken on a pond near Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia. The refractive index of ice crystals depends...

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Super Kamiokande (from the upper of the tank). ©redit &...

Eclectikus — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:26:34 -0400

Super Kamiokande (from the upper of the tank). ©redit & Source: Kamioka Observatory, ICRR（Institute for Cosmic Ray Research), The University of Tokyo. 3281 feet under.

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Two-dimensional visualization of the Alcubierre drive, showing...

Eclectikus — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:30:38 -0400

Two-dimensional visualization of the Alcubierre drive, showing the opposing regions of expanding and contracting spacetime that displace the central region. By AllenMcC. (Own...

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"Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither..."

Eclectikus — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:25:44 -0400

“Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.” -...

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Insects… Soon at your favorite restaurants! By scan: Julo...

Eclectikus — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:55:00 -0400

Insects… Soon at your favorite restaurants! By scan: Julo (Der Neue Brockhaus (1937), vol. 2) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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A blunt warning, a little savage, from the Laser Safety page at...

Eclectikus — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:03:49 -0400

A blunt warning, a little savage, from the Laser Safety page at The Department of Environmental Health and Safety of Northern Illinois University.

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A ball of corethron via The Microbial Loop (Ice Stories:...

Eclectikus — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:13:36 -0400

A ball of corethron via The Microbial Loop (Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists)

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Maxwell’s Equations in Differential and Integral form,...

Eclectikus — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:23:42 -0400

Maxwell’s Equations in Differential and Integral form, probably the extreme expression of mathematical beauty of Physics. Source (The Physics Education Research group at the...

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Model showing the locations of separation bubbles. The swimming...

Eclectikus — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:19:41 -0400

Model showing the locations of separation bubbles. The swimming attire from a fluid dynamics perspective. Source: Bodysuit Yourself: But First Think About It, Coaching Science...

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Heat Cloak. A series of concentric rings lets heat propagating...

Eclectikus — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:51:52 -0400

Heat Cloak. A series of concentric rings lets heat propagating from left to right across a metallic sheet flow more readily around a thermally isolated disk than toward its...

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Curiosity as is seen by Einstein (above, via Physicist Tv) and...

Eclectikus — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:40:00 -0400

Curiosity as is seen by Einstein (above, via Physicist Tv) and by XKCD (below, via XKCD).

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Richard P. Feynman would have turned 95 today. We’ll miss...

Eclectikus — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:37:18 -0400

Richard P. Feynman would have turned 95 today. We’ll miss him always. Gold dust: Lecture 1: Law of Gravitation — An Example of Physical Law http://bit.ly/10nWIDw Lecture 2: The...

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Long Exposure Neon Waterfalls: “Like a freak midnight...

Eclectikus — Sat, 11 May 2013 10:13:56 -0400

Long Exposure Neon Waterfalls: “Like a freak midnight rainbow, this ongoing series of lit waterfalls titled Neon Luminance is part of a collaboration between Sean Lenz and...

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"Logic is the anatomy of thought."

Eclectikus — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:49:24 -0400

“Logic is the anatomy of thought.” - John Locke

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ScienceShot: The Life Cycle of a Bubble Credit: Image Courtesy...

Eclectikus — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:10:55 -0400

ScienceShot: The Life Cycle of a Bubble Credit: Image Courtesy of Saye & Sethian, UC Berkeley/LBNL Source (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

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