Gold figurines on display in a shop window in Hong Kong November 17, 2009 The refined metal, which is highly valued from the very beginning of history. This year it cost to climb over 135% in value against the last year. In human history has been produced only 161,000 tons of gold (in Wikipedia tysyachch 140 tons) – more than half in the last 50 years. Hits: 2451

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[ad#half-banner] The images have been captured to 7,700 meters below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, in the pit of Japan, a depth never achieved so far by the cameras and in which the scientists did not expect to find such a bustle of life. This region of the ocean, called Hadal, is below the abyssal zone, under hundreds of atmospheres of pressure, no light and very...

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By Mary Schmich (Chicago Tribune) – Baz Luhrmann Hits: 148

I’ve been playing with real-time physics libraries for a while, both 3d and 2d, and I’ve been wanting to do something for a while, but I’ve found it surprisingly difficult to come up with anything that grabbed me. But a couple weeks ago I had a brainwave and wrote this in just a couple days. More from the creator Hits: 139

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Shot at NASA’s Space Sciences Laboratories, UC Berkeley, British filmmakers Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhard working under the name Semiconductor reveal the invisible by animating audio recordings of magnetic fields. It’s truly stunning, we’d love to see these guys work on a movie for Anthony Dunne & Fiona Raby’s book Hits: 179

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Current’s news correspondent Christof Putzel investigates a growing movement in Russia where neo-Nazi groups are brutally attacking immigrants and spreading their hate by posting violent videos online. This video won both 2008 Webby Film and Video Awards and Webby People’s Voice Awards nominations. An excellent piece of high-quality journalism! Hits: 123