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.
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Today in History
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Festivus
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An improbable tribute for Towel Day
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Wildebeest on the move
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Celebrating Flag Day
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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A path lain with petals
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An island oasis in the Indian Ocean
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Hues of Hokkaido
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A holiday beacon of light
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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A festival of lights in India
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It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
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A national icon
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April Fools Day
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Irohazaka road
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Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington
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A spectacle unlike any other
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Computer science on the page
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Cinco de Mayo
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Seonam Temple, South Korea
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Monarch butterflies migrate south
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International Polar Bear Day
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Muskoxen in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway
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Autumnal equinox
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A misty morning in Brazil
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Westerheversand Lighthouse
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Lucian Blaga National Theater, Cluj-Napoca, Romania