The Scale Of The Universe - Time To Investigate! Our STEM-graders Love This Site! Http://htwins.net/scale2/

Apollo 11 Highlights. Inspired & in awe all at the same time! Einstein in a Box: "Lunar Launch" box coming October 1st, 2013 www.EinsteinInABox.com http://bit.ly/1axeqLW

ATTENTION GAMERS! MIT Unleashes New Online Game for Math and Science. A group of researchers in MIT’s Education Arcade are trying to harness the power of MMO games to teach high school students to think like scientists and mathematicians. Their game, THE RADIX ENDEAVOR, is designed to be an educational game, and capitalizes on the interactions students can have as a way to build their knowledge and skills. - http://bit.ly/1fFN7mG

MapMaker Interactive! Looking for more dynamic maps? Cold fronts, precipitation, climate zones? Explore your world with map themes, data, and tools for customizing your map! http://bit.ly/19GfFeS Printable 1-page maps of continents, countries, and states. Customize one-page maps and download, email, print, or share! http://bit.ly/166rFAb

Reptiles and things...this is the Titanoboa! They are calling this one of the greatest discoveries since the T-Rex! Discovered in a Colombian coal mine, its believed to have lived 59 million years ago, was 49 feet long, two feet wide, and weighed 2,500 lbs! Check out this awesome site from the Smithsonian Channel and learn more about the Titanoboa (there's even a cool Monster Snake Game there too!) Have FUN!: http://bit.ly/19sXMjB (p.s. I had my feet up while I was typing that...does anyone else get the HEEBIE-JEEBIES when it comes to snakes?)

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

Many Hearts, One Beat The connection is known as "respiratory sinus arrhythmia", and is thought to be induced by the "vagus nerve" becoming activated by exhaling.   To prounounce the word "arrhythmia" click here:  http://bit.ly/15RwMEi Definition of vargus nerve:  http://bit.ly/19omtO0 Picture of a vagus nerve:  http://bit.ly/15Rx2Dd Via Science Is Awesome More info: http://bit.ly/18mkPfV Photo: Pomona College

GROOVY ALERT! Today's 7.5 hour #MercuryTransit across the sun will go from 7:12am ET to 2:42pm ET. Here's the latest view via NASA.

In honor of today's @iss first all-female spacewalk with astronauts @astro_christina 👩🏻‍🚀 and @astro_jessica 👩🏻‍🚀 #LikeABoss they @nasa replaced a faulty battery charge-discharge unit. Share It 🚀 https://www.groovylabinabox.com/i-freaking-love-science-via-groovy-lab-in-a-box-stemforkids/ 🚀 🚀 🚀 #nasa #astronaut #international #space #station #walk #spacewalk #female #STEMist #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #WomenInScience #STEMists #GiveGirlsRoleModels #allwomenspacewalk https://www.instagram.com/p/B3xHFUChcK7/?igshid=sibyi4wnbwfl

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