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jtotheizzoe: Using nothing but soap and a macro lens, Janet...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:45:58 -0800

Using nothing but soap and a macro lens, Janet Waters photographs mesmerizing patterns on colored backdrops.

But she hasn’t stopped there, she’s using her Flickr to create a “visual library” for all of her University students. Packed with experimental photo projects galore, her stream is well worth a look.

Macro Photography Series of Colorful Bubbles and Foam

via Zeutch

Bubbles are funny things. And they do especially funny things in threes.

When they roll solo, their natural tendency is to form a sphere. But it turns out that when bubbles are squished together, they prefer to be in trios. When three bubbles come together, they are snug as bugs in rugs.

Take a 360˚ round bubble and divide it into threes. What do you get? You get three 120˚ angles. Now look at those pictures up there again …

Most of those intersections are pretty close to 120˚!! Check out this image from Robert Krulwich:

browser safe hexadecimal colors

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:18:10 -0800

browser safe hexadecimal colors

robotindisguise: Red iceberg causes a stir in Greenland An...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:46:55 -0800

robotindisguise:

Red iceberg causes a stir in Greenland

An artist with 780 gallons of red paint, three fire hoses and a 20-member crew at his disposal went to Greenland in search of a blank canvas large enough to accommodate his creative impulse.

The result is a blood-red iceberg now sitting off the country’s western coast.

Photo

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:55:26 -0800

laughingsquid: X-Ray Photos of Christmas Presents

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:32:52 -0800

laughingsquid:

X-Ray Photos of Christmas Presents

holymoleculesbatman: Quantum dot samples seen in ultraviolet...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:15:13 -0800

holymoleculesbatman:

Quantum dot samples seen in ultraviolet light.

These samples consist of solutions of cadmium selenide (CdSe), which is responding to the ultraviolet light by emitting visible light. The solutions can be engineered to specific wavelengths, and are used for applications such as tracers, the quantum dot samples seen above. The colors correspond to the following wavelengths in nanometers: red (610nm), orange (590nm), green (560nm), blue (480nm), and violet (380nm).

Photo

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:31:57 -0800

likeafieldmouse: Yago Hortal

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:46:36 -0800

likeafieldmouse:

Yago Hortal

thedailywhat: Cool Story Bro of the Day Marcin Ignac recorded...

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:41:47 -0800

thedailywhat:

Cool Story Bro of the Day

Marcin Ignac recorded every activity on his computer for two and a half years and created this series of beautiful visualizations using the data. Hat tip goes to Boing Boing.

galaxyshmalaxy: Cederblad 214

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:01:44 -0800

galaxyshmalaxy:

Cederblad 214

neurosciencestuff: Deep inside a mouse’s ear, a swirling galaxy...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:06:37 -0800

neurosciencestuff:

Deep inside a mouse’s ear, a swirling galaxy of cells

Is this a churning galaxy in some faraway corner of the universe? A neon rose plucked by a 1990s raver? Or just a dollop of fluorescent paint swirling down the drain? Nope - it’s the cochlea of a mouse that has been stained with antibodies to reveal cells with different functions.

laughingsquid: Candelier, Gummy Bear Chandeliers

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:39:32 -0800

Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio

Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio

Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio

Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio

Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio

Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio

Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio

Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio

Kevin Champeny "Candelier" for Jellio

laughingsquid:

Candelier, Gummy Bear Chandeliers

Adam Ferriss, “San Simeon”

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:18:11 -0800

Adam Ferriss, “San Simeon”

kickstarter: Probably our favorite Hex6agon sighting...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:08:15 -0800

kickstarter:

Probably our favorite Hex6agon sighting yet.

nhackett:

#Hex6agon up on the window. #kickstarter #hex6 #incamera

nprfreshair: estimfalos: Pinata Anatomy - Carmichael...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:42:29 -0800

nprfreshair:

estimfalos:

Pinata Anatomy - Carmichael Collective

If only we could have dissected this in 11th grade biology.

thecreatorsproject: Somewhere over Anaísa Franco’s bubbling...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:48:05 -0800

thecreatorsproject:

Somewhere over Anaísa Franco’s bubbling rainbow.

yearoftheglitch: Knit Glitch Blankets are not only warm and...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:02:20 -0800

yearoftheglitch:

Knit Glitch Blankets are not only warm and look totally awesome, but they’re also on sale for $200 each!

All Glitch Textiles are on sale for the cold season in these northern climes. All $200 each. Here are some other perks:

Designed by me, Phillip Stearns, creator of Year of the Glitch and other curiosities

100% cotton

Made in the USA

Limited to editions of 5 for each design

Include a signed card indicating the pattern name and edition info

Some are already in stock and will ship out like lightning, but others are made to your order (which can take up to two weeks), so you gotta order these by midnight Friday (EST) in order to get yours before December 25th!

Want something for your walls instead? Ask me about Year of the Glitch c-prints!

thisistheverge: The best GIF ever: Reanimator Lab reinvents the...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:50:47 -0800

thisistheverge:

The best GIF ever: Reanimator Lab reinvents the web’s favorite format

as soon as we renounce fiction and illusion, we lose reality itself

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:43:32 -0800

keshek:

thecreatorsproject: Times Square is melting thanks to Takeshi...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:37:49 -0800

thecreatorsproject:

Times Square is melting thanks to Takeshi Murata.