Ask a Mathematician / Ask a Physicist | Your Math and Physics Questions Answered Арт Криса Кукси Крис Кукси – мастер индустриального рококо. Он собирает различных персонажей и архитектуру в асимметричные композиции, переполненные невероятным чувством драмы. Вместо камней и каркасов он использует пластмассовых салдатиков, миниатюрные блоки, лестницы, шпили и другие предметы, которые только может найти, превращая все это в таинственные завораживающие пейзажи. (Всего 15 фото) Напоминаем, что Bigpicture.ru есть в Twitter, Facebook, Вконтакте, Одноклассниках, Google +, Futubra и ЖЖ. Новые посты: Десять лучших автомобильных интерьеров 2014 года Занятия йогой стали так популярны по всему миру, что многочисленные студии уже не знают, какие еще экзотические разновидности йоги предложить своим клиентам Предлагаем вам посмотреть, как работает знаменитый крымский винодельческий завод Студенческие традиции способствуют объединению, позволяют развить дух единства, и чем дольше существуют, тем более сумасшедшими становятся, вроде этой десятки обычаев, которые вы найдете в этом выпуске
Quick and Cheap DNA Sequencing On the Horizon? The MinION device might sequence your entire genome over the course of hours and plug into your computer. Photo by Nigel Chapman Photography When the human genome was first sequenced about a decade ago, the achievement took years and cost $1 billion. The key to this remarkable rate of progress? Traditional DNA sequencing techniques involves making many copies of an individual’s genome, cutting it into millions of small fragments, and using radioactively-labelled bases to determine the exact sequence of the four bases that make up DNA—adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine, often abbreviated A, G, C and T. Threading DNA through a tiny hole called a nanopore, like a thread through a needle (above), may make DNA sequencing dramatically quicker and less expensive As reported by Science, nanopore sequencing could speed up and simplify the process dramatically. The technique is not yet a finished product.
A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (ca. 235 bc) b. Syracuse Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth. (1920-1992) b. The young specialist in English Lit, ...lectured me severely on the fact that in century people have thought they understood the Universe at last, and in century they were proved to be wrong. ... Isaac Asimov, Kensington Books, New York, 1996, p 226. (1) At two-tenths the speed of light, dust and atoms might not do significant damage even in a voyage of 40 years, but the faster you go, the worse it is--space begins to become abrasive. Isaac Asimov, In Kensington Books, New York, 1996, p 220. (1) (1561-1626) b. For it is esteemed a kind of dishonour unto learning to descend to inquiry or meditation upon matters mechanical, except they be such as may be thought secrets, rarities, and special subtilities, which humour of vain supercilious arrogancy is justly derided in Plato... Francis Bacon, J.M. Francis Bacon, Liberal Arts Press, Inc., New York, p 93. (5) (1842-? (1857-1911) b. Ludwig Boltzmann.
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Math, Physics, and Engineering Applets Oscillations and Waves Acoustics Signal Processing Electricity and Magnetism: Statics Electrodynamics Quantum Mechanics Linear Algebra Vector Calculus Thermodynamics Mechanics Miscellaneous Licensing info. Links to other educational sites with math/physics-related information or java applets useful for teaching: And when you get tired of learning, here is some fun stuff: Pong Simulation Circuit-level simulation of original 1972 Pong. This will bug you... The indestructible micro-animals that can survive the vacuum of space - and most of them are after your blood By Eddie Wrenn Published: 12:01 GMT, 24 September 2012 | Updated: 16:48 GMT, 24 September 2012 There is only one creature known to man which can survive the ravages of deep space. It is the water bear - officially known as the tardigrade - and despite being a fraction of a millimetre in length and mostly consigned to a lazy life exploring pond moss, it is almost indestructible. You can freeze it at close to absolute zero - at minus 273C - or heat it to above 151C. Or you could keep it without water for a decade, subject it to almost any kind of pressure, or send it into the radiation-filled vacuum of space where it can survive beyond ten days without any damage. It is just one of the micro-sized and extraordinary bugs living in our back gardens - or even in our own bodies. Hi! Magnified 500x: The green fronds seen here are tiny moss leaves In this set of images, under a powerful microscope, shows them in an incredible new light. Would this make you jump? Video: Velvet mite in action
Easily the best thing you'll hear all week: a beluga whale mimicking human speech we should try the opposite. Let a human child live with whales, and see if it learns to communicate with them Like a student exchange program! This is a brilliant idea. I've got a couple of extra kids who are good swimmers. On a serious note, Wowz3rs, no mammal possesses the requisite vocal apparatus to "speak" like a human. Mmm. Have you heard of the Lyre Bird?