“I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast.

“I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast. I want to absorb her and walk around for the rest of my days with her encased in my skin.

I want ”

Thanks for this ;)

#words   #lickmyspine

Why does ice cream give you brain freeze?

Why does ice cream give you brain freeze?
Brain freeze, also known as an ice-cream headache or cold-stimulus headache has the very long scientific name of sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. It is a kind of short-term headache typically linked to the rapid consumption of ice-cream, ice pops, or very cold drinks.

A cold sensation in the mouth can lead to pain in the head. While brain freeze describes the feeling, it’s wrong, as the brain doesn’t have any pain receptors of its own. So why does a cold sensation in the mouth lead to pain in the head?

The long trigeminal nerve picks up sensations from the mouth, nose, teeth and forehead. A sudden chill causes blood vessels in the roof of the mouth to constrict and dilate, sending pain signals through the trigeminal nerve to the brain.

But this pain is felt in the forehead instead of the mouth. This could be because the forehead is more exposed to the outside world, so the brain assumes the signal is coming from there instead. This phenomenon is known as ‘referred pain’, and is also seen in heart attacks, when pain is felt in the shoulders or back. Luckily ‘brain freeze’ only lasts a few seconds and can be easily ended by swallowing quickly – at least until your next bite.

Illustration: Lauren Mortimer

References:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244458.php
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/may/29/why-does-ice-cream-give-you-brain-freeze

#neuroscience   #brainfreeze   #research

Escape or making more ambitious actions to 2018-2020, Coming to Dangerous Zone by 2020-2025 soon!

Escape or making more ambitious actions to 2018-2020, Coming to Dangerous Zone by 2020-2025 soon! Badman Nishioka/HUTAN Group/Osaka/NGO/ Japan is seriously bad environment policy! Gment want to use the Coal & Nuclear Energy! Abe PM don't hear voice!

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

Weekly Messages continue Rest, No Moving!
If oil companies dig oil in Arctic Sea, others, temperature will rise up 10C, Exxon, others are key now! Badman Nishioka/rainforest group/NGO 
http://gu.com/p/4jb5n/sgp

Badman Nishioka/HUTAN Group/rainforest group

Badman Nishioka/HUTAN Group/rainforest group

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

Weekly Messages continue Rest, No Moving!
If oil companies dig oil in Arctic Sea, others, temperature will rise up 10C, Exxon, others are key now! Badman Nishioka/rainforest group/NGO 
http://gu.com/p/4jb5n/sgp

Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/

Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

Weekly Messages continue Rest, No Moving!
If oil companies dig oil in Arctic Sea, others, temperature will rise up 10C, Exxon, others are key now! Badman Nishioka/rainforest group/NGO 
http://gu.com/p/4jb5n/sgp

Stop Big Climate Change!

Stop Big Climate Change! Not ambitious actions, by 2300 temperature will rise up 8C, all petroleum oil use and digging making many trouble! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

Recorded Arctic Sea's temperature rise up! So this year must be careful! Nature Climate Change reported if all fuel dig and burn, temperature of Earth will rise up 10C by 2300 at some scientist! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/Osaka/
http://gu.com/p/4ht8j/sgp

Stop! Big Climate Change! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/HUTAN Group/Osaka/

Stop! Big Climate Change! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/HUTAN Group/Osaka/

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

Recorded Arctic Sea's temperature rise up! So this year must be careful! Nature Climate Change reported if all fuel dig and burn, temperature of Earth will rise up 10C by 2300 at some scientist! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/Osaka/
http://gu.com/p/4ht8j/sgp

Can stop Big Climate Change by 2020-2025, Dangerous Zone coming!

Can stop Big Climate Change by 2020-2025, Dangerous Zone coming! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/HUTAN Group/Osaka/

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

Temperature will rise 8C by 2300! We should make more ambitious environment plans for long term! So we must make the plan on 2018-2020, Dangerous Zone on 2020-2025 coming nearly! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/ We say to make Global Diets and Zero Moving at 2 month for all industrial companies, so Carbon emission will reduce 10-15%!
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-011-0156-z

Stop Big Climate Change!

Stop Big Climate Change! Making Global Diets & Zero Moving at two month for all industrial companies! Badman Nishioka/rainforest group/

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

Temperature will rise 8C by 2300! We should make more ambitious environment plans for long term! So we must make the plan on 2018-2020, Dangerous Zone on 2020-2025 coming nearly! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/ We say to make Global Diets and Zero Moving at 2 month for all industrial companies, so Carbon emission will reduce 10-15%!
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-011-0156-z

Important! By 2020-2025 Coming to Dangerous Zone of Climate Change! Badman Nishioka/NGO/

Important! By 2020-2025 Coming to Dangerous Zone of Climate Change! Badman Nishioka/NGO/

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

The new report of the United Nations and this graf of Nature Climate Change show, 2020-2025 is key points! Coming to Dangerous Zone of Climate Change or not! Global Diets & Zero Moving at two month for all industrial companies! Badman Nishioka/HUTAN Group/rainforest group/NGO/

Coming to Dangerous Zone of Climate Change or not in 2020-2025 by the UN, Nature Climate Change blog!

Coming to Dangerous Zone of Climate Change or not in 2020-2025 by the UN, Nature Climate Change blog! Badman Nishioka/HUTAN Group/rainforest action group/Osaka/NGO/

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

The new report of the United Nations and this graf of Nature Climate Change show, 2020-2025 is key points! Coming to Dangerous Zone of Climate Change or not! Global Diets & Zero Moving at two month for all industrial companies! Badman Nishioka/HUTAN Group/rainforest group/NGO/

Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise
There are more than three dozen species in the family Paradisaeidae, more commonly known as the birds of paradise. Most are distinguished by striking colors and bright plumage of yellow, blue, scarlet, and green. These colors distinguish them as some of the world's most dramatic and attractive birds. Males often sport vibrant feathered ruffs or amazingly elongated feathers, which are known as wires or streamers. Some species have enormous head plumes or other distinctive ornaments, such as breast shields or head fans.

Males put their bright colors and unusual ornaments to good use when they display for females. Their elaborate dances, poses, and other rituals accentuate their appearance and put on a phenomenal show for both female birds and any humans lucky enough to be in the vicinity. Such displays can last for hours, and in many species they consume a significant part of the male's time.

Reference:
http://www.birdsofparadiseproject.org/content.php?page=98
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/bird-of-paradise/

Graphic from the December 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine feature on the Birds-of-Paradise Project with photographs by Tim Laman.  Created by Senior Graphic Editor Fernando Baptista, Graphics Specialist Maggie Smith and freelance researchers Fanna Gebreyesus.

#biodiversity   #birdsofparadise   #coolcritters

Stars and Gas of the Running Chicken Nebula

Stars and Gas of the Running Chicken Nebula 
To some, it looks like a giant chicken running across the sky. To others, it looks like a gaseous nebula where star formation takes place. Cataloged as IC 2944, the Running Chicken Nebula spans about 100 light years and lies about 6,000 light years away toward the constellation of the Centaur (Centaurus).

The featured image, shown in scientifically assigned colors, was captured recently in an 11-hour exposure from a backyard near Melbourne, Australia. Two star clusters are visible: the Pearl Cluster seen on the far left, and Collinder 249 embedded in the nebula's glowing gas. Although difficult to discern here, several dark molecular clouds with distinct shapes can be found inside the nebula.

Image & info via APOD
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Image Credit & Copyright: Andrew Campbell

What is a molecular cloud?
A molecular cloud, sometimes called a stellar nursery (if star formation is occurring within), is a type of interstellar cloud, the density and size of which permit the formation of molecules, most commonly molecular hydrogen (H2). This is in contrast to other areas of the interstellar medium that contain predominantly ionized gas.

Reference:
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/M/Molecular+Cloud

#space   #science   #nebula   #molecularcloud   #nasa

Coming to Dangerous Zone or not!

Coming to Dangerous Zone or not! Making Global Diets & Zero Moving at two month for all industrial companies! Badman Nishioka/Osaka

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

The new report of the United Nations and this graf of Nature Climate Change show, 2020-2025 is key points! Coming to Dangerous Zone of Climate Change or not! Global Diets & Zero Moving at two month for all industrial companies! Badman Nishioka/HUTAN Group/rainforest group/NGO/

USA make the many solar energy! Badman Nishioka

USA make the many solar energy! Badman Nishioka

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

USA, the solar energy will incease the 119% from 2015 to 2020. But temperature rise up more increasing! So Global Diets and Making Zero Moving at 2 month for all industrial companies,!
Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/Osaka/
http://www.seia.org/news/us-solar-market-set-grow-119-2016-installations-reach-16-gw

Temperature will rise 8C by 2300!

Temperature will rise 8C by 2300! We should make more ambitious environment plans for long term! So we must make the plan on 2018-2020, Dangerous Zone on 2020-2025 coming nearly! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/ We say to make Global Diets and Zero Moving at 2 month for all industrial companies, so Carbon emission will reduce 10-15%!
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-011-0156-z

Vrai...

Vrai...

#wordsofwisdom

Recorded Arctic Sea's temperature rise up!

Recorded Arctic Sea's temperature rise up! So this year must be careful! Nature Climate Change reported if all fuel dig and burn, temperature of Earth will rise up 10C by 2300 at some scientist! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/Osaka/
http://gu.com/p/4ht8j/sgp

Helix Nebula in Visible and in Infrared Light

Helix Nebula in Visible and in Infrared Light
This object, called the Helix nebula, lies 650 light-years away, in the constellation of Aquarius. Also known by the catalog number NGC 7293, it is a typical example of a class of objects called planetary nebulae. Discovered in the 18th century, these cosmic works of art were erroneously named for their resemblance to gas-giant planets.

Planetary nebulae are actually the remains of stars that once looked a lot like our sun. These stars spend most of their lives turning hydrogen into helium in massive runaway nuclear fusion reactions in their cores. In fact, this process of fusion provides all the light and heat that we get from our sun. Our sun will blossom into a planetary nebula when it dies in about five billion years.

When the hydrogen fuel for the fusion reaction runs out, the star turns to helium for a fuel source, burning it into an even heavier mix of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. Eventually, the helium will also be exhausted, and the star dies, puffing off its outer gaseous layers and leaving behind the tiny, hot, dense core, called a white dwarf. The white dwarf is about the size of Earth, but has a mass very close to that of the original star; in fact, a teaspoon of a white dwarf would weigh as much as a few elephants!


Credit: ESO/VISTA/J. Emerson.

References:
http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1205d/
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2368.html

#nasa   #eso   #helixnebula   #space   #PN   #science

Dot....Circle

Dot....Circle
Each dot chases the one before it at a constant speed, slower than the one it is chasing by a fixed ratio. As a result each dot converges to a smaller circle inside the one it is chasing. If they had the same speed, they would get closer and closer to catching up, but would take infinitely long to do so. If they were faster then they would catch up with each other in a finite length of time.

Animation & Info via matthen
http://blog.matthen.com/

Code:
http://pastebin.com/jgUEbQhx

#math   #science   #geometry   #circles   #spiral   #animation

RoboBee

RoboBee
Inspired by the biology of a bee, researchers at the Wyss Institute, Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Northeastern University are developing RoboBees, man-made systems that could perform myriad roles in agriculture or disaster relief.

A Robobee measures about half the size of a paper clip, weighs less than one-tenth of a gram, and flies using “artificial muscles” comprised of materials that contract when a voltage is applied.
Flying robots could be invaluable in emergencies, but there’s a hitch: flying takes a lot of energy. Robobee’s ability to perch could make a big difference.

The little flying machine, dubbed a “RoboBee”, has been designed to perch on a host of different surfaces, opening up new possibilities for the use of drones in providing a bird’s-eye view of the world, scientists say.

Read & Learn:
http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpage/457

Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/19/meet-robobee-the-tiny-drone-designed-to-perch-and-save-energy

#robos   #tech   #innovation   #robobee   #science

Rosetta detected the ingredients for life travelling through space on comet 67P

Rosetta detected the ingredients for life travelling through space on comet 67P
Ingredients regarded as crucial for the origin of life on Earth have been discovered at the comet that ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has been probing for almost two years.

They include the amino acid glycine, which is commonly found in proteins, and phosphorus, a key component of DNA and cell membranes.

Scientists have long debated the important possibility that water and organic molecules were brought by asteroids and comets to the young Earth after it cooled following its formation, providing some of the key building blocks for the emergence of life.

While some comets and asteroids are already known to have water with a composition like that of Earth’s oceans, Rosetta found a significant difference at its comet – fuelling the debate on their role in the origin of Earth’s water.

But new results reveal that comets nevertheless had the potential to deliver ingredients critical to establish life as we know it.

Source & further reading:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_s_comet_contains_ingredients_for_life

#esa   #rosetta   #67P   #space   #research

Beautiful reefs off the coast of Mozambique - ISS view

Beautiful reefs off the coast of Mozambique - ISS view
Bazaruto Archipelago

Image via Tim Peake
Credits: ESA/NASA

#esa   #nasa   #ISS   #Mozambique   #space

Digestive system diagram

Digestive system diagram
In case you were wondering how your inside pipes are working...here you go ;)

Diagram via theawkwardYeti
http://theawkwardyeti.com/

#webtoon   #medlearn   #science

What is microdermabrasion?

What is microdermabrasion?
The skin is the largest organ of the body. It serves many important functions, including protecting the body from infection, and regulating body temperature and fluids.

Despite its resiliency, skin can be damaged by hormonal changes, exposure to environmental elements, and aging. If the appearance and texture of the skin have been affected by these factors, a procedure called microdermabrasion may be of help.

During microdermabrasion treatments a jet of very tiny crystals is sprayed across the surface of the skin to remove impurities and imperfections. The discarded crystals and debris are simultaneously vacuumed into a receptacle and are later disposed.

Because microdermabrasion allows the controlled removal of the outermost layers of the skin, there is little pain involved and improvement in the skin's appearance can be seen immediately. However, several treatments may be needed to achieve the desired results.

There are several potential complications associated with this procedure that should be discussed with a doctor prior to the procedure.

Read & learn:
https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/cosmetic-treatments/microdermabrasion

Watch & Learn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMEBOCM05ao

Video source:
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/cosmetic-procedures/microdermabrasion/3d-animation-page.html

#cosmeticprocedures   #microdermabrasion   #skincare

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars
Mars will look good in Earth's skies over the next few days -- but not this good. To get a view this amazing, a spacecraft had to actually visit the red planet. Running across the image center, though, is one the largest canyons in the Solar System. Named Valles Marineris, the grand valley extends over 3,000 kilometers long, spans as much as 600 kilometers across, and delves as much as 8 kilometers deep.

By comparison, the Earth's Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA is 800 kilometers long, 30 kilometers across, and 1.8 kilometers deep. The origin of the Valles Marineris remains unknown, although a leading hypothesis holds that it started as a crack billions of years ago as the planet cooled. Several geologic processes have been identified in the canyon. The featured mosaic was created from over 100 images of Mars taken by Viking Orbiters in the 1970s. Tomorrow, Mars and Earth will pass the closest in 11 years, resulting in the red planet being quite noticeable toward the southeast after sunset.

Image & Info via APOD
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Image Credit: Viking Project, USGS, NASA

#nasa   #UsGS   #mars   #space

The dog’s agenda is simple, fathomable, overt: I want.

The dog’s agenda is simple, fathomable, overt: I want. “I want to go out, come in, eat something, lie here, play with that, kiss you. There are no ulterior motives with a dog, no mind games, no second-guessing, no complicated negotiations or bargains, and no guilt trips or grudges if a request is denied.

#Coop   #personalnonsense

Fast replay of Falcon 9 on-board camera landing on drone ship

Fast replay of Falcon 9 on-board camera landing on drone ship

Reference:
http://www.spacex.com/news/2016/05/27/thaicom-8-mission-photos

#space   #falcon9   #thaicom8   #spaceX

Physics = magic?

Physics = magic?
Spin the top - and watch it float. The Levitron spins and surfs on magnetic waves. The LEVITRON floats free in space, supported only by the repelling magnetic force produced by permanent magnets.

Reference:
http://www.levitron.com/

Spin stabilized magnetic levitation - how does it work?
Read & learn: http://www.physics.ucla.edu/marty/levitron/spinstab.pdf

#physics   #levitron   #science

Nada-Kechari, Tibet

Nada-Kechari, Tibet
Although probably restored recently, the statue itself is thought to  be from the 17th-18th century.  Made in Tibet, it represents the vajrayogini Nada-Kechari holding a skull cup and chopper. Gilt copper alloy with cold gold on face, pigments, stones. At the Norbulingka in Lhasa.

Reference:
https://himalayanbuddhistart.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/nada-kechari-tibet/

#tibetanart   #femaledeities   #history

Rainbow Ring

Rainbow Ring
 It's a möbius strip of sorts...

Credit: Dave Whyte aka Bees & Bombs

Processing:
https://gist.github.com/anonymous/35b6fad4b64a2294f8428f5bf95b1493

#animation   #processing   #mobius

Frisson or 'Skin Orgasm' - What causes a thrill, followed by a chill?

Frisson or 'Skin Orgasm'  - What causes a thrill, followed by a chill?
Have you ever been listening to a great piece of music and felt a chill run up your spine? Or goosebumps tickle your arms and shoulders?
Listening to emotionally moving music is the most common trigger of frisson, but some feel it while looking at beautiful artwork, watching a particularly moving scene in a movie or having physical contact with another person. Studies have shown that roughly two-thirds of the population feels frisson.

While scientists are still unlocking the secrets of this phenomenon, a large body of research over the past five decades has traced the origins of frisson to how we emotionally react to unexpected stimuli in our environment, particularly music.

Musical passages that include unexpected harmonies, sudden changes in volume or the moving entrance of a soloist are particularly common triggers for frisson because they violate listeners’ expectations in a positive way.

Scientists have found that the pleasurable experience of listening to music releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain important for more tangible pleasures associated with rewards such as food, drugs and sex.

Scientists measured dopamine release in response to music that elicited "chills," changes in skin conductance, heart rate, breathing, and temperature that were correlated with pleasurability ratings of the music. 'Chills' or 'musical frisson' is a well established marker of peak emotional responses to music.

A novel combination of PET and fMRI brain imaging techniques, revealed that dopamine release is greater for pleasurable versus neutral music, and that levels of release are correlated with the extent of emotional arousal and pleasurability ratings. Dopamine is known to play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining behavior that is biologically necessary.

References:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110112111117.htm
http://theconversation.com/chills-and-thrills-why-some-people-love-music-and-others-dont-24007

Papers:
http://pom.sagepub.com/content/19/2/110.a

#neuroscience   #musicalfrisson   #research   #science

What causes volcanic lightning?

What causes volcanic lightning?
How lightning forms in general is still debated among scientists, and volcanic lightning is even less well understood. What is mostly agreed upon is that the process starts when particles separate, either after a collision or when a larger particle breaks in two. Then some difference in the aerodynamics of these particles causes the positively charged particles to be systematically separated from the negatively charged particles. Lightning is the electrical flow that results when this charge separation becomes too great for air to resist the flow of electricity.

Pictured below, the Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan was caught erupting in early January 2013.
The below image is particularly notable, however, for the lightning bolts caught near the volcano's summit.
One hypothesis holds that catapulting magma bubbles or volcanic ash are themselves electrically charged, and by their motion create these separated areas.

Image & info via APOD
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130311.html

Reference:
http://geology.com/articles/volcanic-lightning/

Image Credit & Copyright:
Martin Rietze (Alien Landscapes on Planet Earth)

#naturalphenomena   #volcaniclightning

Mars Retrograde

Mars Retrograde
If you were to look up in the eastern sky at the same time each night and note where Mars appears to be compared to the constellations of stars, you would find the planet a little farther east with each viewing. That is, Mars appears to move from west to east from one night to the next.

Every two years or so, there are a couple of months when Mars' position from night to night seems to change direction and move east to west. This strange behavior was very puzzling to early skywatchers. Did the planet really stop, back up, change its mind, and then continue to move forward? Did it have some weird, mystical meaning?

Today we know what's going on. It's an illusion, caused by the ways that Earth and Mars orbit the sun.

Mars Retrograde Happens Every Two Years

The two planets are like race cars on an oval track. Earth has the inside lane and moves faster than Mars -- so much faster, in fact, that it makes two laps around the course in about as much time as it takes Mars to go around once.

About every 26 months, Earth comes up from behind and overtakes Mars. While we're passing by the red planet, it will look to us as though Mars is moving up and down. Then, as we move farther along our curved orbit and see the planet from a different angle, the illusion will disappear and we will once again see Mars move in a straight line.

This apparent erratic movement is called "retrograde motion." The illusion also happens with Jupiter and the other planets that orbit farther from the sun.

Just to make things a little more odd, the orbits that Earth and Mars follow don't quite lie in the same plane. It's as if the two planets were on separate tracks that are a little tilted with respect to each other. This causes another strange illusion.

Suppose you were to draw a dot on a sky map each night to show where Mars appears as it moves forward, goes through retrograde, and then resumes its forward motion. Connect the dots, and you'll draw either a loop or an open zigzag. The pattern depends on where Earth and Mars happen to be in their tilted racetrack orbits.

Animation & info via NASA
http://mars.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/nightsky/retrograde/

#nasa   #mars   #retrogrademotion   #space

This graphic shows how fast a rocket must go to leave every planet

This graphic shows how fast a rocket must go to leave every planet
Gravity makes it possible for us to live on Earth, but it also makes it pretty hard to leave. Satellites fight gravity by going just fast enough to free-fall around the planet indefinitely, like the International Space Station, with many traveling at speeds of more than 17,500 mph.
But if you want to leave this planet, you have to go faster. This speed is called the escape velocity.

And because other planets in our solar system have different gravitational strength, they each have different escape velocities.

Read the article:
http://www.techinsider.io/rocket-escape-velocity-earth-planets-2016-05

#space   #escapevelocity   #nasa   #gravity

LSU researchers develop ‘holy grail’ eye drop to prevent, treat cataracts without surgery

LSU researchers develop ‘holy grail’ eye drop to prevent, treat cataracts without surgery
LSU AgCenter scientists have formulated a nanoparticle matrix that could be used in eye drops to both prevent and treat cataracts, a leading cause of vision loss in older adults.

Professor Cristina Sabliov and assistant professor Carlos Astete in the AgCenter Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering have found a way to use nanoparticles to efficiently deliver hydrophobic lutein and enhance its stability and antioxidant properties so it can be used effectively in eye drops.

Lutein is a naturally occurring yellow pigment known as a carotenoid. It can be found in numerous plants, including yellow flowers and corn, as well as egg yolks and animal fats.

Lutein can also be found in the human eye. Studies have shown that dietary supplements can help replenish ocular lutein. But treatments using lutein have been limited in the past by the substance’s poor water solubility, its susceptibility to degradation and low absorption efficiency.

“The nanoparticle matrix can deliver lutein to the eye efficiently as an eye drop formulation,” Sabliov said. “Direct application of lutein to the eye in this formulation improves its effect against cataracts.”

Source & further reading:
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/rbogren/articles/page1461866942993

#research   #cataract   #nanoparticle

Xylaria polymorpha, more commonly known as “Dead man’s fingers” is a saprobic fungus, usually growing from the base...

Xylaria polymorpha, more commonly known as “Dead man’s fingers” is a saprobic fungus, usually growing from the base of decaying wood.

Know more:
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/xylaria_polymorpha.html

#fungus   #botanics

This world can be quite wonderful once you let yourself be a part of it.

This world can be quite wonderful once you let yourself be a part of it.

#personalnonsense

24 May is reserved to Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

24 May is reserved to Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Today is the birthday of physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, born in Gdańsk, Poland, in 1686. He invented the alcohol thermometer and mercury thermometer and developed many precise meteorological instruments. He discovered that water does not always freeze or boil at the same temperature; other factors such as atmospheric pressure play a role.

And of course, Fahrenheit developed the temperature scale that bears his name. He originally chose 30° for the freezing point of water; it was later revised to 32°. Although the vast majority of the world uses the Celsius scale, a few holdouts, including the United States, go with Fahrenheit.

Bio:
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Daniel-Gabriel-Fahrenheit

History of the thermometer:
http://inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/Fahrenheit.htm

#history   #physics   #Fahrenheit

Cosmos is a Greek word for the order of the universe.

Cosmos is a Greek word for the order of the universe. It is, in a way, the opposite of Chaos. It implies the deep interconnectedness of all things. It conveys awe for the intricate and subtle way in which the universe is put together.

— Carl Sagan, Cosmos

#wordsofwisdom   #cosmos

The carbon emission increase and the melted ice! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

The carbon emission increase and the melted ice! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/

Carbon Emission increase and melted ice! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO

Carbon Emission increase and melted ice! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO

Can the Nuclear use Recycling?

Can the Nuclear use Recycling? Waa, no, almost plants stop recycling! Dangerous! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/Osaka/NGO/

The cost down rapidly of Renewable, solar, wind Energy!

The cost down rapidly of Renewable, solar, wind Energy! No need! Dangerous, expensive Nuclear! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/ But Japan and China want more Nuclear Energy, so French company want selling, France Government make reducing the Nuclear!

Showing the cost down of Renewable Energy not including Nuclear!

Showing the cost down of Renewable Energy not including Nuclear! Nuclear is Dangerous expensive, can't control waste! Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/Osaka/

The "Weissenberg Effect" or Rod Climbing Experiment

The "Weissenberg Effect" or Rod Climbing Experiment
You may have noticed when baking that fluids don’t always behave as expected when you agitate them. If you put a spinning rod into a fluid, we’d expect the rod to fling fluid away, creating a little vortex that stirs everything around. And for a typical Newtonian fluid, this is what we see. The fluid’s viscosity tries to resist deforming the fluid, but the momentum imparted by the rod wins out.

With a viscoelastic fluid, on the other hand, the story is much different. As before, the spinning of the rod deforms the fluid. But the viscoelastic fluid contains long chains of polymers. As those polymers get stretched by the deformation, they generate their own forces, including forces parallel to the rod. Instead of being flung outward, the viscoelastic fluid starts climbing up the rod, with the stretchy elasticity of the polymers helping pull more fluid up and up.

Video source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8hFf7e4sa4

References:
http://wwwhome.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/~saarloos/Papers/rodclimbing.pdf
http://www.rheosense.com/applications/viscosity/newtonian-non-newtonian

Experiment:
http://web.mit.edu/nnf/research/phenomena/rodclimbing.html

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#physics   #weissenbergeffect   #science   #fluiddynamics   #viscosity

Ring of Fire - ISS view

Ring of Fire - ISS view
The Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ clear to see amongst the volcanoes of Kamchatka, Russia.

Credits: ESA/NASA 

Photos via Tim Peake

#nasa   #esa   #space   #ISS   #RingofFire   #Russia  

How LSD can make us lose our sense of self

How LSD can make us lose our sense of self
When people take the psychedelic drug LSD, they sometimes feel as though the boundary that separates them from the rest of the world has dissolved. Now, the first functional magnetic resonance images (fMRI) of people's brains while on LSD help to explain this phenomenon known as "ego dissolution."

As researchers report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on April 13, these images suggest that ego dissolution occurs as regions of the brain involved in higher cognition become heavily over-connected. The findings suggest that studies of LSD and other psychedelic drugs can produce important insights into the brain. They can also provide intriguing biological insight into philosophical questions about the very nature of reality, the researchers say.

Source & further reading:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/cp-hlc040616.php

Paper:
http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(16)30062-8?_returnURL=http%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982216300628%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

#neuroscience   #LSD   #egodissolution   #research

The most hottest year, 2016 is important!

The most hottest year, 2016 is important! Many industrial companies rest to operate about 2 month more, temperature will become ti stop some of, my opinion! Badman Nishioka/HUTAN

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

Do those 100% Renewable Energy make? But Japan don't recognize to use the ambitious Renewable Energy! Fuu! Why do Japanese Government think and act!? The 70& peoples refuse Nuclear, but Prime Mister are different opinion! Badman Nishioka/rainforest group/NGO
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-new-plan-to-power-the-planet-with-100-clean-energy-within-a-generation

Can the 100% Renewable Energy make by 2050?

Can the 100% Renewable Energy make by 2050? In US's solar cost down 62% by 2011 among 2015! Wind Energy increase, Bio-energy,,,, Badman Nishioka/rainforest action group/NGO/
http://www.sciencealert.com/the-world-s-on-track-to-get-26-of-its-electricity-from-renewables-by-2020

Temperature and Carbon Emission increased carefully in this years.

Temperature and Carbon Emission increased carefully in this years. Badman Nishioka/HUTAN Group/rainforest action group/NGO/Osaka/

Originally shared by Nishioka Yoshio

Cabon Emission increased 408PPM, Temperature rise up the record since NOV.2015-April 2016!

Cabon Emission increased 408PPM, Temperature rise up the record since NOV.2015-April 2016!

Cabon Emission increased 408PPM, Temperature rise up the record since NOV.2015-April 2016!