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Long exposure photograph at Gemini North on Mauna Kea,...

Eclectikus — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:40:32 -0400

Long exposure photograph at Gemini North on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Source: cosmology, David Jeffery Site, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of...

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Free slipstreaming (via Physics Fails). As ridiculous as usual.

Eclectikus — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:04:30 -0400

Free slipstreaming (via Physics Fails). As ridiculous as usual.

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"In physics, you don’t have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you."

Eclectikus — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:47:29 -0400

“In physics, you don’t have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.” - Frank Anthony Wilczek

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Intel officially launched its 22-nanometer Ivy Bridge family of...

Eclectikus — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:00:47 -0400

Intel officially launched its 22-nanometer Ivy Bridge family of processors on Monday. Source: Intel introduces first batch of Ivy Bridge processors (Phys.Org)

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A drawing from William Hunter’s The anatomy of the human...

Eclectikus — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:36:00 -0400

A drawing from William Hunter’s The anatomy of the human gravid uterus exhibited in figures (1774, Link to Amazon Books). (Wikimedia Commons)

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Twenty seconds of a measured random walk trajectory for a...

Eclectikus — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:59:58 -0400

Twenty seconds of a measured random walk trajectory for a micrometer-sized ellipsoid undergoing Brownian motion in water. The ellipsoid orientation, labeled with rainbow colors,...

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Prove πR² using only beads and a ruler! via...

Eclectikus — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:53:36 -0400

Prove πR² using only beads and a ruler! via Minutephysics. (Proof source)

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In this micrograph, the spherical Ag droplet (about 5 microns in...

Eclectikus — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:06:54 -0400

In this micrograph, the spherical Ag droplet (about 5 microns in diameter) is almost detached from the SiO2 base, yet it is in the clothing of a thin SiO2 layer. Credit: Prof....

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Happy Geek Pride Day guys! Via deviantART

Eclectikus — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:57:53 -0400

Happy Geek Pride Day guys! Via deviantART

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"Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books."

Eclectikus — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:43:32 -0400

“Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.” - Francis Bacon

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Hominid: Mountain Gorilla by Laurel Roth. Check out the amazing...

Eclectikus — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:44:52 -0400

Hominid: Mountain Gorilla by Laurel Roth. Check out the amazing job of this artist here. Absolutely stunning.

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Wind map of USA. March 27, 2012 5:00 pm, top speed:...

Eclectikus — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:55:00 -0400

Wind map of USA. March 27, 2012 5:00 pm, top speed: 30.1 mph, average: 11.7 mph, (Click to see the animated map, awesome) Source: Wind Map, HINT.FM undefined

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Nice rainbow (or a chromatic dispersion, if you want) over...

Eclectikus — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:00:00 -0400

Nice rainbow (or a chromatic dispersion, if you want) over Cuatro Torres Business Area (CTBA), Madrid, Spain. Photo taken from my home this early evening, and smoothly edited by...

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Bad luck, that’s life! (source)

Eclectikus — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:17:43 -0400

Bad luck, that’s life! (source)

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Goldner Trichrome Staining Source: Histological Protocol,...

Eclectikus — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:50:12 -0400

Goldner Trichrome Staining Source: Histological Protocol, Research and training in Skeletal Biology, UConn Health Center, University of Connecticut.

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This is a topological similarity network of 452 NBA players...

Eclectikus — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:12:00 -0400

This is a topological similarity network of 452 NBA players during the 2010-2011 season. Players (in circles) are connected to other players by edges (lines) based on how similar...

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Very well done, from the Planck length to whole (known) of...

Eclectikus — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:41:00 -0400

Very well done, from the Planck length to whole (known) of Universe (Click to enjoy it). Source: The Scale of the Universe - Interactive, Astronomy Picture of the Day. Flash...

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This visualization shows ocean surface currents around the world...

Eclectikus — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:27:34 -0400

This visualization shows ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through December 2007. The visualization does not include a narration or...

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"In science, “fact” can only mean “confirmed to such a degree that it would be..."

Eclectikus — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:48:47 -0400

“In science, “fact” can only mean “confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.” I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but...

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Field Ionisation (FI) and Field Desorption (FD) were pioneered...

Eclectikus — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:40:46 -0400

Field Ionisation (FI) and Field Desorption (FD) were pioneered by H D Beckey in the late 1960’s as ionisation techniques that offered significant advantages over then current...

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