Handy Art at its best!

Body painting is a type of art in which paint is applied to a part of skin. It is considered one of the ancient types of  art. Unlike tattoos, body painting is temporary. Lasting for just few hours or ion some cases a few weeks. Hand painting art is the application of [...]

 
Berkeley physicist Charles Townes, who won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for invention of the laser
The red supergiant star Betelgeuse, the bright reddish star in the constellation Orion, has steadily shrunk over the past 15 years, according to University of California, Berkeley, researchers.

 
member of a select class of objects called magnetars.
NASA’s Swift satellite reported multiple blasts of radiation from a rare object known as a soft gamma repeater, or SGR. Now, astronomers report an in-depth study of these eruptions using the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL) satellites.

 
magnetic superatoms that mimic a manganese atom
A team of Virginia Commonwealth University scientists has discovered a ‘magnetic superatom’ – a stable cluster of atoms that can mimic different elements of the periodic table – that one day may be used to create molecular electronic devices for the next generation of faster computers with larger memory [...]

 
In the future, will wind power tapped by high-flying kites light up New York?
In the future, will wind power tapped by high-flying kites light up New York? A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution and California State University identifies New York as a prime location for exploiting high-altitude winds, which globally contain enough [...]

 
Surface electron band structure of bismuth telluride.
Move over, silicon—it may be time to give the Valley a new name. Physicists at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have confirmed the existence of a type of material that could one day provide dramatically faster, more efficient computer chips.

BOOM!

Many fighter aircraft can travel with the speed of sound which creates a sonic boom. The term sonic boom is commonly used to refer to the shocks caused by the supersonic flight of an aircraft. When it breaks the sound barrier, an incredible ‘vapor cone’ surrounds the aircraft.
Here is a collection of photos of 16 [...]

Glass or Crystal Frog
A scientific expedition along one of the most bitterly contested international borders in recent history has revealed a fascinating array of species, many of which are believed to be new to science, Conservation International (CI) announced. (Pics)

Scamander RRV
Before passing away, ex-TVR owner Peter Wheeler built the Scamander RRV, a car that could drive on track, off-road or even on the water, all while carrying four people. In short, he built The Homer.  (Video after the break)

The Outlet Wall 
Instead of hiding your outlets behind furniture and worrying about the mess of wires tangled behind your entertainment center, consider making an entire wall that’s nothing but outlets. Then you can artfully plug in your appliances wherever the cords look pleasing to you.

A nine-spined stickleback fish
A small fish found in streams across Europe has a human-like ability to learn, British scientists reported Wednesday.
The nine-spined stickleback could be the first animal to exhibit a key human social learning strategy that allows it to compare the behavior of others to its own experience and make choices that lead it [...]