Our photo today shows a colorized scanning electron microscope image of a phonograph needle in the groove of a vinyl record. The texture inscribed along the walls of the spiral groove replicates the soundwaves as they were recorded, thus making a reproduction of sound that can be played over and over. Why are we traveling into the microscopic world of analog sound reproduction? Because tonight, lucky artists nominated by the Recording Academy will win Grammy awards—with a trophy depicting the early record player, or phonograph, later known as the gramophone, which inspired the nickname of the award.
Groovy!
Today in History
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Mackerel forming a bait ball to avoid predators
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Sequential images of a total solar eclipse
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Crimson-rumped toucanet in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador
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Hallstatt, Austria
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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Tough turf
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Fiddlehead fern fronds
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Trevi in bloom
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Bringing the moon to Earth
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International Literacy Day
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Memorial Day
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Mardi Gras flower power
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A hint of spring
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The city of Osaka at night, Japan
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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Deep in the North Woods wetlands
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New Years Eve in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The desert blooms
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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Going with the floe
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Struck by Southwestern beauty
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Bear watching in the Finnish forest
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Star Wars Day
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Necropolis of Dargavs
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Paradise, found
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Native American Heritage Month
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Black Fell in England s Lake District
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Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
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Hiding in plain sight
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