View of the solar system showing the locations of all the asteroids starting in 1980, as asteroids are discovered they are added to the map and highlighted white so you can pick out the new ones.The final colour of an asteroids indicates how closely it comes to the inner solar system:
Earth Crossers are Red
Earth Approachers (Perihelion less than 1.3AU) are Yellow
All Others are Green
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Colour chemistry crayons
Label crayon colors with the names of the chemical compounds that produce them
Seaswarm
via YouTube – Seaswarm.
Apple’s Attention to Detail
In July 2002, Appled filed a patent for a “Breathing Status LED Indicator” (No. US 6,658,577 B2). They described it as a “blinking effect of the sleep-mode indicator in accordance with the present invention mimics the rhythm of breathing which is psychologically appealing.”
Fandroids, unite!
Inception: The Architecture
We searched high and low, across millions of miles of virtual space; we worried that we’d never succeed. But we found him: The architect of the best infographic explanation of Inception, the summer’s most complicated film.
via Infographic of the Day: Inception Contest Winner! | Co.Design.