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Photos - March 2009

Microscopic Images from Inside the Human Body

March 30th 2009 01:25

The following incredible images were captured using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), with magnification factors of up to 250,000 which incredibly gives details of 1 to 5 nm in size. These images sourced form EnvironmentalGraffiti.com. See more images from inside your body here.

Red Blood Cells

These biconcave-shaped cells have the tall task of carrying oxygen to our entire body; in women there are about 4 to 5 million RBCs per microlitre (cubic millimetre) of blood and about 5 to 6 million in men. People who live at higher altitudes have even more RBCs because of the low oxygen levels in their environment.

scanning electron microscope images. Hair

Split End of Human Hair

Regular trimmings to your hair and good conditioner should help to prevent this unsightly picture.

Human Tongue With Taste Bud

The human tongue has about 10,000 taste buds that are involved with detecting salty, sour, bitter, sweet and savoury taste perceptions.

Villi of Small Intestine

Villi in the small intestine increase the surface area of the gut, which helps in the absorption of food. Look closely and you’ll see some food stuck in one of the crevices.

Sperm on the Surface of a Human Egg

A number of sperm trying to fertilise an egg.

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Inventions That Changed The World

March 27th 2009 01:29

Thanks to news.com.au, these are the inventions which have had the largest impact on our lives. See the full list here.

John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a working television system on January 26, 1926. Now over 99% of households have one.

Inventions that changed our lives - computer

The first digital electronic computer, invented by Claude Shannon in 1940, was a turning point for the programmable devices that are now commonplace. The personal computer entered the commercial market in 1977. It was touted as a tool that would entertain, help calculate finances and boost creative development.

On April 3, 1973, mobile pioneer Dr Martin Cooper called his rival, Dr Joel S. Engel, the head of research at AT&T's Bell Labs, as he walked down a New York City street, talking on the first Motorola DynaTAC prototype in front of reporters.

Most influential inventions - artificial satellites

the first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1 (pictured), launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. According to NASA there are over 3000 useful satellites in Earth's orbit.

Invented by Donald Keck, Peter Schultz and Robert Muir, fibre optics allow transmission of data at high speeds over long distances.

The internet, first used for military communications, has grown into a web of links too complex to navigate by yourself. It's now impossible to imagine society without it.

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Beautiful Decay

March 25th 2009 06:27

Here are some fabulous shots from a flickr pool called "Beautiful Decay". If you find these striking, many more can be seen here.

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Aviation History

March 23rd 2009 01:33

Thanks to the Chicago Tribune, here are some pictures from the archives showing the early days of aviation in America.

Chicago engineer Octave Chanute was a little-known pioneer whose glider designs and experiments at the Indiana Dunes, between 1896 and 1898, served as inspiration to the Wright Brothers. Chanute, shown in this undated photo at Miller Beach, died in 1910.

Unidentified plane, 1910.

The foot-powered sky bicycle, 1907.

In March 1929, the Chicago Tribune purchased this Sikorsky Amphibious plane to attempt a flight from Chicago to Berlin and back with a crew of three. The plane was named Untin Bowler, partly because a hunting bowler hat was said to protect a wearer if he falls.

Two planes race at a Chicago event during the 1930s.

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Las Vegas - Then & Now

March 20th 2009 06:13

Las Vegas Strip in 1954

Las Vegas started as a stopover on the pioneer trails to the west, and became a popular railroad town in the early 1900s. It was a staging point for all the mines in the surrounding area, especially those around the town of Bullfrog, that shipped their goods out to the rest of the country. With the proliferation of the railroads, Las Vegas became less important, but the completion of the nearby Hoover Dam in 1935 resulted in the growth of residents and tourism. The legalization of gambling in 1931 led to the advent of the casino-hotels, for which Las Vegas is famous.

Las Vegas Strip Today

The success of the city's initial casino businesses was owed to American organized crime. Most of the original large casinos were managed or at least funded under mob figures Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, Meyer Lansky or other mob figures at this time. With the arrival of billionaire Howard Hughes in the late 1960s, who purchased many casino-hotels and television stations in the city, legitimate corporations began to purchase casino-hotels as well, and the mob was run out by the federal government over the next several years. The constant stream of tourist dollars from the hotels and casinos were also augmented by a new source of federal money. This money came from the establishment of what is now Nellis Air Force Base. The influx of military personnel and casino job-hunters helped start a land building boom which still goes on today.

Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas Nevada sign

Iconic Las Vegas Sign

Las Vegas' tolerance for various forms of adult entertainment have earned it the title of Sin City. Outdoor lighting displays are everywhere on the Las Vegas Strip and are seen elsewhere in the city as well. As seen from space, the Las Vegas metropolitan area is the brightest on Earth.

Las Vegas at Night

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Las Vegas.

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Hallgrímskirkja Church in Iceland

March 18th 2009 01:52

The Hallgrímskirkja (literally, the church of Hallgrímur) is a Lutheran parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 74.5 metres (244 ft), it is the largest church in Iceland and the fourth tallest architectural structure in Iceland. The church is named after the Icelandic poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 to 1674), author of the Passion Hymns.

State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson's design of the church was commissioned in 1937. It took 38 years to build the church. Construction work began in 1945 and ended in 1986, the landmark tower being completed long before the church's actual completion. The crypt beneath the choir was consecrated in 1948, the steeple and wings were completed in 1974. The nave was consecrated in 1986. It is situated in the centre of Reykjavík and is visible throughout the city. It has become one of city's best known landmarks. It is similar in style to the expressionist architecture of Grundtvig's Church of Copenhagen, Denmark, completed in 1926

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1934 BMW R7 Motorcycle

March 16th 2009 01:28

After over seventy years languishing in a box the BMW R 7 has been restored to its former glory. Although the motorcycle, manufactured in 1934, was only ever a prototype and never went into production it is one of the most important, innovative and visually stunning motorcycles ever produced.

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How This Financial Crisis Compares

March 13th 2009 10:28

How does the current Global Financial Crisis compare to other famous financial meltdowns throughout history? The graph below may explain things...

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Caves - The World Beneath The World

March 11th 2009 10:35

Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves and the environment which surrounds the caves. Exploring a cave for recreation or science may be called caving, potholing, or, in Canada and the United States, spelunking.

The formation and development of caves is known as speleogenesis. Caves are formed by various geologic processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, erosion from water, tectonic forces, microorganisms, pressure, atmospheric influences, and even digging

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Denver Airport Broncos Statue

March 9th 2009 06:03

Denver, Colorado - Airport Mustang Sculpture

This huge blue statue of the Denver Bronco's mascot (Thunder II) has finally being dedicated. Commissioned 16 years ago and standing at a colossal 32 feet tall, the project was already controversial when in 2005 the horse broke loose from a support in sculptor Luis Jiminez's studio and pinned him against the wall. He later died from his injuries on the way to hospital. His family were determined to finish the work in his honour

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Port of Singapore

March 6th 2009 01:20

The Port of Singapore is currently the world's busiest port in terms of total shipping tonnage, it also tranships a fifth of the world's shipping containers as the world's busiest container port, half of the world's annual supply of crude oil, and is the world's busiest transhipment port. It was also the busiest port in terms of total cargo tonnage handled until 2005, when it was surpassed by Shanghai. Thousands of ships drop anchor in the harbour, connecting the port to over 600 other ports in 123 countries and spread over six continents.

Ships laying at anchor outside the Port of Singapore.

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Armour From the Middle Ages

March 4th 2009 10:17

Medieval Suits of Armour

Armor with descriptions. Helmet, Pauldron, Gardbrace, vambrace, fauld, cuff, tasset, cuisse, gauntlet, bevor, pauldron, gardbrace, rerebrace, couter, vambrace

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Ice Sculptures

March 2nd 2009 06:18

Sculptures from ice can be abstract or realistic and can be functional or purely decorative. Ice sculptures are generally associated with special or extravagant events because of their limited lifetime.

Ice Sculpture - Cinderella pumpkin carriage

The lifetime of a sculpture is determined primarily by the temperature of its environment and thus, a sculpture can last from mere minutes to possibly months. There are several ice festivals held around the world, hosting competitions of ice sculpture carving

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