For science:
These are both due tomorrow.
For exploratory:
That picture might look a little blurry, but it’s actually a picture of one single molecule. A group of scientists working for IBM just took the first-ever picture of a single molecule, and this is it. It’s a molecule called pentacene. Pentacene is used in some electronics, and it’s got kind of a cool shape: it’s a chain of five hexagons. (Notice how each ring has six sides?)
School’s starting soon, and the PTSA sends along the following info. Click “Read more…” to see the whole thing.
What would it look like if two smoke rings hit each other head-on? It would look pretty crazy. Check it out here.
What does it look like when two galaxies crash into each other? Well, it’s hard to know because galaxies can be made up of up to 1 trillion (1,000,000,000,000!) stars and take billions of years to complete their crash. We’ve got computers, though, that can make simulations. Here’s one:
Keep in mind that the collision in the video would actually take place over about 3 billion years.
I found this video at Bad Astronomy.
What should you study in college if you want to make the most money? According to this chart from CNN, you’re going to want to study something that has to do with math and science.
Of course, not everybody wants to go into a math or science field to find a job and studying anything in college will help you make money in the future. But if you do want to go into these higher-earning fields, you should start working on your math and science skills now.
What’s the trick to being successful at whatever you want to do? Grit:
Although the idea itself isn’t new – “Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration,” Thomas Edison famously remarked – the researchers are quick to point out that grit isn’t simply about the willingness to work hard. Instead, it’s about setting a specific long-term goal and doing whatever it takes until the goal has been reached. It’s always much easier to give up, but people with grit can keep going.
In other words, you have to figure out what you want, and then stick with it. It’s about hard work and focus.
Here’s a cool video showing one way how ants in a rainforest can survive a flood:
A little creepy, but impressive.
