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Japon: les images avant et après la catastrophe - Libération. La comparaison des vues aériennes, sur quelques zones parmi les plus touchées, montre l'ampleur du drame.

Japon: les images avant et après la catastrophe - Libération

Le port de Yuriage, près de Sendai Crédit: avant (Google/2008) - après (Google) Fukishima, à trois kilomètres de la centrale nucléaire Crédit: avant (Digital Globe/Google/2004) - après (Digital Globe/Google) À proximité de Sendai Crédit: avant (Digital Globe/Google/2003) - après (Digital Globe/Google) Aéroport de Sendai À Minami-Sanriku, ville quasi rayée de la carte Crédit: avant (Digital Globe/Google/2002) - après (Digital Globe/Google) À Minami-Sanriku, vue du terrain de football. 11 cheap gifts guaranteed to impress science geeks. Science comes up with a lot of awesome stuff, and you don't need a Ph.D, a secret lab, or government funding to get your hands on some of the coolest discoveries.

11 cheap gifts guaranteed to impress science geeks

We've got a list of 11 mostly affordable gifts that are guaranteed to blow your mind, whether or not you're a science geek. Click on any image to see it enlarged. 1. Aerogel Also known as frozen smoke, Aerogel is the world's lowest density solid, clocking in at 96% air. Aerogel isn't just neat, it's useful. Price: $35 2. Inside these sealed glass balls live shrimp, algae, and bacteria, all swimming around in filtered seawater. EcoSpheres came out of research looking at ways to develop self-contained ecosystems for long duration space travel. Price: $80 3. NASA has been trying to figure out how to get a sample of rock back from Mars for a while now. Every once in a while, a meteorite smashes into Mars hard enough to eject some rocks out into orbit around the sun. Price: $70+ 4. Price: $150 5. Price: $110 6. Price: $80. Rubik cube solved in 20 movements or less.

Illusions. Moss carpet for your bathroom. Singita, Luxury African Game Reserve « Luxury Furniture, Property, Travel & Interior Design. Singita, Luxury African Game Reserve Singita, meaning place of miracles, is a group of world-renowned games reserves in Africa which provide a positive balance of hospitality, conservation and community for all of their guests.

Singita, Luxury African Game Reserve « Luxury Furniture, Property, Travel & Interior Design

The luxury lodges contain an eclectic mix of African heritage and European contemporary furniture which adds a luxury feel to this unique African game reserve. About Richard Barker Love Interior Design & Exotic Travel? Follow us.. May 25, 2010 | South Africa Travel | View comments Be enchanted, entertained and soothed at Nam Hai, Vietnam A beautiful location, a captivating heritage and a retreat of pure luxury, The Nam Hai promises to enchant, entertain and soothe. Interlocking contemporary design – Hotel Pupp, Italy Italian and Austrian architectural practice, Bergmeisterwolf Architekten, have designed the Hotel Pupp project for Christian and Martin Pupp of Cafe Konditorei Pupp OHG. How to turn "water" into marbles. oKsGl.png (PNG Image, 640x369 pixels)

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