Thursday, September 19

Science

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Solar Eclipse Photo Contest Winners Celebrate North America’s Recent Total Eclipse
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Solar Eclipse Photo Contest Winners Celebrate North America’s Recent Total Eclipse

/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} “Plane In Front Of Eclipse” by Ryan Spangenberg. First Place. Millions turned out to watch April 8's North American solar eclipse, and Kolari Vision helped photographers safely capture images of the total eclipse. To celebrate the big event, Kolari ran its inaugural Solar Eclipse Photography Contest. Now, they've announced the winners and several exceptional honorable mentions.Ryan Spangenberg won the competition with his unique image of a plane hugging the side of the total eclipse. Two incredible ...
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Warped Sculptures Suspend Novels, Guidebooks, and Other Print Objects in Borax Crystals
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Warped Sculptures Suspend Novels, Guidebooks, and Other Print Objects in Borax Crystals

/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} For more than a decade, Alexis Arnold has been intrigued by the evolving nature of print. Her ongoing collection, titled Crystallized Books, transforms novels, guides, and maps into gleaming sculptures that consider how we value and use objects. “While I started the series in 2011 partly as a reaction to the vulnerability of printed media, it’s been nice to see a return to the cultural value of printed media while working on the series over the past 12 years. It’s also been interesting (and at times technically fru...
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67 Million Years Ago Flying Reptiles the Size of Fighter Jets Soared Through the Air
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67 Million Years Ago Flying Reptiles the Size of Fighter Jets Soared Through the Air

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Field Museum (@fieldmuseum) magine a bird-lizard hybrid the size of a fighter jet flying above you. Terrifying? You can sleep safe tonight knowing that won't happen anytime soon. Quetzalcoatlus is a genus a pterosaurs from the late Cretaceous Period that vanished from Earth during the mass extinction event that also did away with the dinosaurs. Yet 67 million years ago, there were Quetzalcoatluses with thirty-six foot wingspans in the skies above what is now Texas.  We know these monstrous stork-like creatures existed thanks to Douglas Lawson, who as a University of Texas Austin grad student discovering the first Quetzalcoatlus fossils in 1975. Today, scientists are still actively debating how exactly they flew, and lived...
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Bringing science to ceramics
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Bringing science to ceramics

/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Irina graduated with a degree in Information Technology She enjoys experimenting with unusual surfaces and textures She received an award at the International Symposium of Ceramics Having a background in computer technologies, Tbilisi-based ceramicist Irina Salmina first encountered clay thanks to the well-known ceramicist Gigisha Pachkoria. “I was so passionate about ceramics that I quit my office job and dedicated myself to the craft. My profession has nurtured in me a love of challenges and innovation, helpin...
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