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Accidental discovery produces durable new blue pigment for multiple applications
Through much of recorded human history, people around the world have sought inorganic compounds that could be used to paint things blue, often with limited success. Most had environmental or durability issues. Cobalt blue, developed in France in the early 1800s, can be carcinogenic. Prussian blue can release cyanide. Other blue pigments are not stable when exposed to heat or acidic conditions.
But chemists at OSU have discovered new compounds based on manganese that should address all of those concerns. They are safer to produce, much more durable, and should lead to more environmentally benign blue pigments than any being used now or in the past. They can survive at extraordinarily high temperatures and don’t fade after a week in an acid bath.
more blue + chemestry victory! go science!
Head Trip - Geek XP by *shinga on deviantART
I hope not to have this dream…(via naturalnumber)
I think I may have had that dream…. I’ve certainly had that stat block before :(
Is a benchmark of effective urban character and cycling as a viable transport option the inclusion of cargo cycles? These are starting to appear in Brisbane, but if it is the case it may show how far off the curve or alternate transport options really are.
Bicycle Cargo: Chapter Three - Extended Frame Bikes : TreeHugger
Very cool. Should look at the options used in Venice where cars are NOT an option and nver have been.
Hedy Lamarr in Ekstase (1933, dir. Gustav Machaty)
In Ekstase, a 19-year-old Hedy Lamarr plays a young woman who finds out on her honeymoon that her husband is both impotent and cold. She decides to rectify the situation by finding herself a lover.
Ekstase was highly controversial in its time due to two scenes - the first was a swimming scene, in which Lamarr displayed full nudity. The other scene, pictured above, featured Lamarr & her lover kissing on a bed before his head is seen to drop out of the bottom of the frame. Much writhing ensues, making Ekstase the first non-pornographic film to depict sexual intercourse & the female orgasm onscreen (as captured through Lamarr’s facial expressions).
The scene can be seen here, courtesy of hedy-lamarr.org.
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satanlovesyou:violetlight:anniele:(via laurenmarek)
Oh. My. God. Click on the picture. At first I said, “Who has time to compile all of these together?!” But then as I spent the following 30 minutes with my jaw dropped, composing sweet, sweet symphonies - I took back my previous statement and replaced it with, “Why don’t more people take the time to make things like this?!”this made me tear up.
awesome
Yes more of this. I get to make art from the art of others… how brilliant!
(via travelfilmarchive)
The conservation pledge at the end is particularly good, but they’ve known we were environmentally screwed since at least 1949… we’re just slow learners.
“I am at heart, a gentleman.”
-Marlene Dietrich (via drmacro)
I want a tux that fits me just like that…
(via invaderxan)
perfect… that’s all I’m sayin’
