scienceisbeauty:

The quantum spin liquid state, predicted to be achievable in two-dimensional hexagonal lattice systems, may not occur in such structures after all.

Credit: iStockphoto/Thinkstock

Source: Intriguing state of matter previously predicted in graphene-like materials might not exist after all, Phys.org.

#sadface

This is adorable

Huge landslide at one of the oldest copper mines in the US; I toured this mine in 2005 - just wild…

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578042/Kennecott-confirms-significant-landslide-at-Bingham-Canyon-Mine.html?pg=all

migeo:

Am I the only one that keeps a pair of 3D glasses by the PC just in case?

I keep polarized lenses in the car to catch faint iridescence in the clouds… :)

My wedding colors - love :)

Good stuff - this girl and the chick from Bridesmaids need to do a movie STAT

ianbrooks:

Bubble Planets by Jason Tozer

These super hi-res photos by Tozer blur the line between micro and macro: framing the oily surfaces of mundane soap bubbles in a more celestial setting. Toggling between two vastly different scales makes you wonder if we’re all just skating on the razor-thin surface of a microscopic body, always teetering on the brink of spontaneously popping.

Artist: Website (via: Colossal)

Must share when we get to polarization lesson in the behavior of light unit

This reminds me of drawings we used to make for undergrad mineralogy class…