Inspiration

Documentary about early microbiology

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Here is a delightful video about pioneer of microbiology Van Leeuwenhoek. I had come across a Stop-motion Lego documentary about great microbiologists on Boing Boing, and just found it again in the Brickfilms archive.  Great Microbiologists Watch now ? Brickfilm Archive Directed by Joshua Leasure Released May 18, 2003 Starring Joshua Leasure, Stefan van Zwam, Loïc Desjardins Genre Educational, Comedy Running time 8:43 … Read more

Nice: Nonsensical Infographics

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By Caroline StanleyMay 14, 2010Share: Chad Hagen, an artist and designer living in Minneapolis who we recently discovered on notcot, elevates what has become a ubiquitous (and often way too predictable) way of visualizing information into an artform — work that is beautiful, yet conveys absolutely nothing. Click through to view the series, and if you like what … Read more

Japanese Scientists Create Elastic Water

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1:30 PM – January 25, 2010 – By Kevin Parrish – Source : Tom’s Guide US Elastic Water could eventually replace plastic, or be used in an environmentally-safe plastic. Bernama, a part of the Malaysian National News Agency, reports that Japanese scientists have created “elastic water.” Developed at the Tokyo University, the new material consists … Read more