Interest of the day

Ernest Rutherford's first gold foil experiment is recreated in this video that replicates the first particle accelerator and taught us about the structure of the atom. The video is produced by Backstage Science which was created by the UK Science & Technology Facilities Council. Backstage Science has may other very interesting video too.

The folks at Nottingham University produced this intoxicating video about alcohol. Cheers.

The Cassini spacecraft sent back this striking photo of Saturn, its rings, and the two moons Tethys and Epimetheus.

Dave Meslin gives a compelling TED talk about the barriers to taking part in improving our communities.

I had no idea that water acts like this in microgravity as shown in this NASA video with Dr. Don Pettit

The NewSpace Space journal has a short summary of Paul Alan's account of Burt Rutan's efforts to win the X-price with Spacehip One.

The guys at Nottingham University are at it again. Check out this short video of an egg in a MRI.

Check out this fascinating video tour of the Diamond Light Source UK’s national synchrotron science facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured yet another awesome photograph of a rose shaped galaxy that has been distorted by the gravitation attraction of a near by galaxy.

Don't forget that the World Science Festival tickets go on sale April 28, 2010 and will be held in NYC June 1-5, 2011.