Exploring the Infinite
“The Scream” and another stolen masterpiece by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch were recovered by police today, two years after it was stolen from an Oslo museum. “'The Scream' and 'Madonna' are now in police possession,” police chief Iver Stensrud told a news conference. “The damage is much less than we could have feared.” This just in time to ruin Mars'
“Fractal theory provided the basis for a unique software platform program that has been developed for use in conjunction with MRI, and is showing great promise in the early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Using this unique method, a study has shown that in over 30 percent of patients there were additional tumors in the same breast, and in
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist, Syd Barrett, died peacefully just a few days ago on July 7th (link). He was one of the founding members of the band Pink Floyd, and will forever be memorialized by the song Shine On You Crazy Diamond written by Roger Waters. I hate to get all sentimental on you, but I'm posting the lyrics
Scientists from the University of Akron, Ohio University and Clemson University have created and captured an image of the largest man-made fractal molecule at the nanoscale, a development which could eventually lead to the production of new types of photoelectric cells, molecular batteries and energy storage. Learn more here: Physorg.com
Wow, what are the odds? My favorite band, Pink Floyd and the word “fractal” are mentioned in the same paragraph! *swoon* “Black-light wishes and marijuana dreams: This week, Billboard pays tribute to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, the winningest album in chart history, which has spent a huge chunk of its 33-year existence on the bright side of
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Johns Hopkins researchers have announced the development of a web based program that helps to simplify the steps in designing artificial DNA. GeneDesign automates the process of determining which building blocks of DNA should be linked together in a particular order to make a gene. “GeneDesign not only guides the user in designing the gene, but also automatically diagnoses design
At the age of 81, Benoit Mandelbrot, recognized for originating the field of fractal geometry and applying it in mathematics, science and engineering, has joined the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a DOE Office of Science laboratory that solves complex problems in energy, national security, the environment and life sciences by advancing the
Richard P. Taylor, a physics professor at the University of Oregon, used fractal geometry to look for patterns in drip paintings that have been claimed by their owner to be original Jackson Pollocks and found that they do not exhibit the same types of patterns. While this doesn't necessarily prove that Pollock didn't paint them, art historians and dealers say
LightSpace Technologies has formally introduced the world's first solid-state volumetric 3D display, a concept they've been developing since 1996. It's called the DepthCube z1024 3D Display System, a front-viewed display with Cartesian display geometry with an image volume of 15.7″ x 11.8″ x 4.0″. Sending 1,000 image slices per second, the whole display volume is refreshed 50 times a second
That's the way you do it, get your money for nothin' and your videos for $1.99. That's right, iTunes has added MTV programming to their video repitoire. Now users can pay $1.99 to download episodes of shows like “Beavis and Butthead”, “Jackass”, and “Punk'd”. The downloads can be viewed on the new iPod that can hold up to 150 hours
Telcos like SBC/ATT, Bellsouth, and Verizon and cable companies like Comcast are holding the United States back, we are falling rapidly behind the industrialized world when it comes to internet access in terms of speed and costs. Most likely you are paying more than someone in Tokyo for 1/10th the connection speed, and your connection is not as reliable as
By now you've probably heard about the 76 year old performance artist who chose to express himself artistically by attacking Marcel Duchamp's “Fountain” with a hammer. He insists that his attack on the $3.6 million urinal would have pleased Dada artists. This is the performance artists second vandalism of the piece. In 1993 he also urinated into it when it
HyperStealth Biotechnology Corp. has been working with 3M's vehicle wrap technology and Scotchprint® and ScotchCal® window coatings to create better military camouflage designs using fractal patterns that can be applied to weapons, vehicles, helicopters, and even jet aircraft. They claim that these patterns can be applied with little specialized training. Defense Industry Daily reports that at present, up to 10
“There is no question of Mandelbrot’s genius and contribution to the science of fractal geometry. However, it is only fair that credit go where it is due. According to James Gleick's book Chaos (pp. 111-112), Mandelbrot over the years has been accused by colleagues of habitually taking credit for far more than he should. We believe that this time, he