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Zoom into the Bloodstream by Linda Nye

This amazing visualization of human circulation takes you from the heart, to the smallest arteries, to single oxygen atoms. 

How many of you can name all of the scientific components that you see here? Hint: the big yellow ball with purple on it in the back is a cholesterol particle

P.S. If you’re a nerd like me and like reading journal articles, check this one by Linda Nye on biomedical visualization out : (x)

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space-time structure (1986 ed.)

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I almost had an orgasm from looking at the electromagnetic spectrum too long. 

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Just gonna drop this off...

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Designer Eleanor Lutz used high-speed video of five different flying species to create this graphic illustrating the curves swept out in their wingbeats. The curves are constructed from 15 points per wingbeat and are intended more as art than science, but they’re a fantastic visualization of several important concepts in flapping flight. For example, note the directionality of the curves as a whole. If you imagine a vector perpendicular to the wing curves, you’ll notice that the bat, goose, and dragonfly would all have vectors pointing forward and slightly upward. In contrast, the moth and hummingbird would have vectors pointing almost entirely upward. This is because the moth and hummingbird are hovering, so their wing strokes are oriented so that the force produced balances their weight. The bat, goose, and dragonfly are all engaged in forward flight, so the aerodynamic force they generate is directed to counter their weight and to provide thrust. (Image credit: E. Lutz; via io9)

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Happy 27th annniversary, Supernova 1987A!

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yesssssssssssssssssssssss

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Erik Olson, 2011

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SCIENTISTS, by artist Alan Kennedy on Flickr

Galileo Galilei and the moons of Jupiter

Isaac Newton: the motion of objects and spectrum of light

Charles Darwin and descent with modification via natural selection

Nicola Tesla and the age of electricity

Albert Einstein and spacetime

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TCR | 2014.02.18 | E=mc²

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This just made my life

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Rare Pictures Of The Challenger Space Shuttle Crash

Reddit user 'AmericanMustache' was going through boxes of his grandparents old photographs. What he found is something he really didn't expect.

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Woah

Here's what happens when you create a realistic walking simulator and task a program with figuring out how to walk.

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The Last Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour

Space Shuttle Endeavour has retired from service, and for the moment NASA is reliant on Russian rockets to keep the International Space Station stocked up and operating. NASA is developing a replacement for the Shuttle – the Orion CEV – but for the moment, lets take a look at the Shuttle and remember the many years of sterling service it has given us.

Image credit: Dan Winters

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The Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and ‘walk’.

The Cubli is a 15 × 15 × 15 cm cube that can jump up and balance on its corner. Reaction wheels mounted on three faces of the cube rotate at high angular velocities and then brake suddenly, causing the Cubli to jump up. Once the Cubli has almost reached the corner stand up position, controlled motor torques are applied to make it balance on its corner. In addition to balancing, the motor torques can also be used to achieve a controlled fall such that the Cubli can be commanded to fall in any arbitrary direction. Combining these three abilities — jumping up, balancing, and controlled falling — the Cubli is able to ‘walk’.

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This is way more meaningful than I wish it was :/

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Hahahahahahaha

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Oh yes