Situated 45 miles (75 km) outside Las Vegas and taking up five square miles (13 square km) is the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System. This region of the Mojave has virtually unbroken sunshine and the plant is able to generate solar power through 350,000 computer-controlled mirrors called heliostats.
All you need for this funny police bust is a pretty girl and a very stupid guy.
Gyaru is a youth subculture in Japan characterised by excessively dyed hair, makeup and nails. A correspondent for an online Japanese publication joined a group of girls to get her own Gyaru makeover and really see what it is all about.
These amazing images are NASA’s own collection of authentic space pics and have been compiled into an album to contrast reality with some of the special effects shots created in the Academy Awards nominated film, “Gravity”.
This is a project of graphic designer Nina Geometrieva. Some called it a 'rainbow laser beam'. Try to scroll it quickly.
The whole image is after the break.
This reservoir in Northern California is usually a giant body of water but the drought of 2013 has left it virtually dry and even “Mormon Island”, a town that disappeared beneath the water 58 years ago, is now visible.
Framestore is a British company who worked on the film and produced these great effects.
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