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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Return of a veteran: Jay Matternes
© 2009 Jay Matternes Ardipithecus ramidus, a possible human ancestor, inhabited Ethiopia 4.4 million years ago. This discovery created headlines in November 2009 when it was announced in Science magazine. Now the find is announced by Science as a “Breakthrough … Continue reading
New virtual museum opens
There are many flavors of virtual museums. Now there is a virtual museum of European history which is a collaboration of more than a dozen museums. This one is fairly modest, but the design is clean and you can rotate … Continue reading
T-rays—a new imaging technology
Courtesy Wiki Commons According to this news release, there’s new promise for T-rays, which are comprised of wavelengths between infrared and microwave. Haven’t seen too many images yet, but it is early days. This image is a CT scan. You … Continue reading
“Golden Proportion” explained, again
Photo courtesy of Duke University Photography A news release just announced that Adrian Bejan of Duke University was publishing a paper that explained the mystery of the golden ratio. Check out Bejan’s website. You can find his paper there. Lot’s … Continue reading
Can computers understand art?
Now for something completely different. Some researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Germany were able to get computers to tell the difference between certain artistic styles. This Egon Schiele painting was circulated with the press release, presumably because it … Continue reading
Mud-sucking whale by Carl Buell
Carl did a nice job on this newly discovered fossil whale from Australia, Mammalodon colliveri. Check out the article, and take a look at Carl’s blog for some more nice art.