A ferrofluid (portmanteau of ferromagnetic and fluid) is a liquid that becomes strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field. It was invented in 1963 by NASA’s Steve Papell
A whale watcher in the Bay of Fundy captures an amazing close-up video of a humpback breaching just meters from the boat.
The sky is no longer the limit. Check out the insane zoom on Nikon’s Coolpix P900 as it captures the moon in remarkable detail.
Ben Krasnow of Applied Science makes a stop motion animation of a phonograph needle in an LP groove using an electron microscope.
The incredible footage makes up for the terrible sound effects.
Photographer Nomi Oranchuk took this beautiful shot of a black velvet petunia at Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, Canada.
If you’ve ever relit a candle by igniting the smoke, this is what it looks like in super slow motion. Oh yeah, and a brief explanation why 🙂
Photographer Anand Varma captured the incredible 21 day transformation from bee egg to larvae to pupae to adult, unveiling the breathtaking timelapse as part of a recent TED Talk. Varma raised bees in his backyard — in front of a camera — to get an up close view. The project, for National Geographic, gives…
Photograph by kidgalaxy on reddit Reddit user kidgalaxy discovered a tiny terrarium inside an old bottle while he was cleaning his yard. The surprisingly crisp close-up was taken with his smartphone. The cameras on these devices are getting truly remarkable! It appears to be an old beer bottle and the longer neck creates a…
Photograph by ALEXEY KLJATOV Blog | Flickr | Facebook | Google+ | deviantART | 500px | Tumblr | Prints In this remarkable macro photograph we see a close-up of three individual seeds on the surface of a strawberry. On Flickr, photographer Alexey Kljatov explains that the photo was created by: “Focus stacking + averaging…
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