Ferrofluid Strip
Ferrofluid Strip University of Colorado Boulder students Joshua Bourquin, Andrew Carter, Dominic Di Marco, John Berry, and Shawn Noland experiment with ferrofluid in these two videos, passing a small...
View ArticleMagnetic Maze
Magnetic Maze A shallow ferrofluid liquid is manipulated into an ever-shapeshifting maze, with spectacular results. Video: Roadnarrows/Youtube
View ArticleGravity Defying
Gravity Defying Ferrofluid defies gravity, swarming upward toward a spiky ball of more ferrofluid material. Video: Nicolas Rocco/Vimeo
View ArticleHardcore Ferrofluids
Hardcore Ferrofluids This video, created by visual design studio Sparkle, syncs dancing ferrofluid material to thumping music. Video: Sparkle/Vimeo
View ArticleBolt of Ferrofluid
Bolt of Ferrofluid A bolt acts as a conduit for a ferrofluid, which slips and spirals up and down the threads, creating mind-bending shapes. Video: Stirling Elmendorf
View ArticleTwin Towers
Twin Towers This incredible sequence shows off ferrofluid spiraling up a pair of corkscrewing towers. From artist Sachiko Kodama, one of the first to work in this medium, the installation is titled...
View ArticleApr. 16, 2012
Tornado in Space For the last 1000 days the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC), aboard NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, has been operating continuously to probe the universe from its most distant regions to...
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Degas Crater Degas crater is shown here in spectacular detail, taken by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, currently in orbit around Mercury. This high-resolution mosaic is made up of five separate images....
View ArticleApr. 18, 2012
Dusty Galaxy The red colors in this image show the galaxy M66 as it appears at the sub-mm wavelength of 850 microns, while the white background shows the galaxy as it appears in visible light. Regions...
View ArticleApr. 19, 2012
Tale of Two Lakes A recent study finds that the lake known as Ontario Lacus on Saturn's moon Titan (left) bears striking similarity to a salt pan on Earth known as the Etosha Pan (right). A salt pan is...
View ArticleDown Under
Down Under Nearly half the continent and country of Australia disappear just beyond where the Elektro-L satellite can see. Image: NTs OMZ
View ArticleMighty Spiral
Mighty Spiral An enormous spiral-shaped cloud hovers over the ocean in this image. Image: NTs OMZ
View ArticleGreece and Italy
Greece and Italy The familiar boot-shaped Italian peninsula can be seen near the Earth’s limb in this image. In the foreground are the Greek islands and Turkey. Image: NTs OMZ
View ArticleCaspian Sea
Caspian Sea The world's largest lake, the Caspian Sea, is bounded by Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan. Image: NTs OMZ
View ArticleBlack Sea
Black Sea The waters of the Black Sea separate Europe and western Asia, which meet at the Bosphorus Strait. Image: NTs OMZ
View ArticleGlory To the Workers in the Field of Soviet Science and Technology!
Glory To the Workers in the Field of Soviet Science and Technology! 1959 Lot 118 Photographer: Evgeny Soloviev (1910-1972) Size: 98 x 68 cm. Estimated Value: $600-$800 A poster by graphic artist Evgeny...
View ArticleIndia and Sri Lanka
India and Sri Lanka No one could mistake the outline of the Indian subcontinent, bounded on the east and west by the ocean and the enormous Himalayas to the north. Image: NTs OMZ
View ArticleGlory To the Sons of the Party!
Glory To the Sons of the Party! 1961 Lot 142 Photographer: A. Ustinov Size: 73 x 54 cm. Estimated Value: $1,000-$1,500 A desirable, seldom offered poster featuring a smiling Khrushchev flanked by...
View ArticleAfrica and Madagascar
Africa and Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa crowds against the limb of the Earth while the island of Madagascar sits to the east. Image: NTs OMZ
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