Category Archives: Physics

2012 Feb 05 Sunday

Lytro Light Field Camera first look with Ren Ng: Digital Photography Review

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Interesting technology, but the test images I’ve seen from this camera are not sharp enough to make this camera worthwhile… Lytro Light Field Camera first look with Ren Ng: Digital Photography Review

by Dr. Agonize @ 2:20 pm

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2011 Aug 19 Friday

Completely Off The Grid

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With the recent installation of more solar panels, Strizki now generates 21 kilowatts, or about twice as much power as he needs, and sells the extra to the power company, netting him about $25,000 a year. Completely Off The Grid.

by Dr. Agonize @ 1:48 pm

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2010 Jun 26 Saturday

Map and Estimates of the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico (via NYTimes.com)

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The New York Times has a kick ass group of info graphics to help you visualize the BP oil spill… Map and Estimates of the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico – Interactive Map – NYTimes.com.

by Dr. Agonize @ 7:59 pm

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2010 May 17 Monday

Scientists Question Safety Of New Airport Scanners (via NPR)

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Body scanners at airports are at best a huge waste of time and money, and at worst a source of cancer causing radiation: "Ionizing radiation such as the X-rays used in these scanners have the potential to induce chromosome damage, and that can lead to cancer," Agard says. The middle case is that they are [...]

by Dr. Agonize @ 12:44 am

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2010 Apr 22 Thursday

The Sun is Beautiful

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New video from NASA’s new Solar Dynamics Observatory is just beautiful: The Deadliest Place In the Solar System Is Beautiful – Sun – Gizmodo

by Dr. Agonize @ 6:31 pm

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2010 Apr 19 Monday

Awesome pinhole camera idea…

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Ever wanted to take a 6-months long photographic exposure of the sun’s path through the sky? Here’s how: Solargraph Instructions via Solar Path Recorded By Pinhole Camera Over Six Months – Mr mallon solar path – Gizmodo

by Dr. Agonize @ 9:39 am

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2010 Apr 18 Sunday

When Life Flashes Before Your Eyes: A 15-Story Drop to Study the Brain’s Internal Timewarp (via Popular Science)

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Interesting article about how the brain perceives time: When Life Flashes Before Your Eyes: A 15-Story Drop to Study the Brain’s Internal Timewarp | Popular Science

by Dr. Agonize @ 7:38 pm

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2010 Apr 12 Monday

Pale blue dot (updated)

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Goose bumps. We Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot from Pale Blue Films The World Would Be Better If Everyone Watched This Video – Pale blue dot – Gizmodo

by Dr. Agonize @ 10:30 am

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2010 Mar 22 Monday

Study: Daylight saving time a waste of energy (via PhysOrg.com)

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Daylight saving time not only screws with our internal clocks, it wastes energy overall: The result of the study showed that electricity use went up in the counties adopting daylight saving time in 2006, costing $8.6 million more in household electricity bills. I’ve finally found the cause to dedicate my life to: “End DST now!” [...]

by Dr. Agonize @ 9:32 am

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2009 Nov 18 Wednesday

LHC hits another snag (via Popular Science)

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Bread dropped by a bird on an outdoor mechanism of the LHC caused an overheating incident. This incident won’t delay the reactivation of the facility later this month, but exposes yet another vulnerability of the what might be the most complex machine ever built. With freak accident after freak accident piling up over at CERN, [...]

by Dr. Agonize @ 9:50 am

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