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View launch WEBCAST: Countdown to First Virginia Coast Launch of LADEE to the Moon Webcast: http://bit.ly/1dDZEpv NASA is making final preparations to launch a Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) at 11:27 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. Follow LADEE's latest news at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility: http://1.usa.gov/1dDZQVG

3...2...1 Live tweets! Our co-founder Elaine will be live tweeting from the launch of the Antares rocket at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Check out #NASAinabox on Twitter to read Elaine's tweets.

Happy International Women's Day! We are proud to support female #STEMists today and every day! #WD2016 #MakeItHappen #GirlsInSTEM #WomenInSTEM

Sun Will Flip Its Magnetic Field Soon The sun is gearing up for a major solar flip, NASA says. http://bit.ly/16w6QyP

Count down to launch! 3...2...1...Einstein in a Box will launch its website October 1st, 2013! Introducing our "Lunar Launch Box!" Children 8+ will be assigned very important missions as "Rocket Engineers." Experience all the wonders, beauty, and adventure as Einstein in a Box launches to the Moon, the International Space Station, and beyond. The universe is waiting for YOU so lets start discovering! www.EinsteinInABox.com

Scientists in Switzerland use sound waves to levitate, manipulate matter. http://bit.ly/15z86Ro As anyone with a subwoofer and a teenager knows, sound waves exert pressure. When those waves are bounced between carefully aligned surfaces, they can create what is known as a standing wave, in which the total pressure from the original wave and its reflection cancel each other out. Objects placed at spots along the wave with the lowest amplitude, known as node points, tend to stay put. Being able to manipulated matter without touching it promises a wealth of applications, from material sciences to biology. For instance nucleic acids can be introduced into cells – a process known as DNA transfection – without fear of contamination."You can basically play with cells in a droplet," says Foresti While commuting via acoustically levitated skateboards may be far off in the future, Foresti says that he hopes that other researchers will soon find novel uses for his method. Video: Acoustophoretic Waltz Sodium and water dance a Waltz. http://bit.ly/14uqRsq Courtesy: Dr. Daniele Foresti http://bit.ly/15z96VB Meet our heros: http://bit.ly/15z9inT

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Wear Your Chromosomes: Jewelry Collection Made from 3D Prints of Microscopy Data

The X and Y-chromosomes found in humans are now wearable. Electron microscopist, Louise Hughes, has created a jewelry collection designed to mirror the look and shape of human chromosomes. Hughes designs every piece from microscopy data and produces it using 3D printing technology. Having already used the structures of organisms to create other jewelry pieces, Hughes felt she could not leave out the essential DNA and chromosomes. The 46 chromosomes found in our cells have never before been so beautifully displayed and worn.

As humans the genes in our DNA, as well as our environment, come to define us. When cells divide, chromosomes compress and form distinct shapes. Those shapes are what inspire the jewelry pieces made by Hughes. Male chromosomes, X and Y, female chromosomes, X and X and the triplet 21st chromosome that causes Down’s syndrome are all replicated in the human chromosome jewelry line. From rings and pendants, to earrings and cufflinks, the stainless steel, bronze, and silver pieces are available in both, karyotpye 1 or 2 structural designs. It has been said that art imitates life and with the human chromosome jewelry designs by Louise Hughes, art is literally replicates life.

Explore the Human Chromosome Jewelry Collection by Louise Hudges on Kickstarter. 

- Lee Jones