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Ice Floes of the North Sea, Denmark by Alastair Wiper

This is the the North Sea, on the west coast of Denmark. The wind has blown ice floes up onto the land, and now the sea ice has crept up onto the fields which lie by the sea ...

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The Audio Chambers of DTU, Denmark by Alastair Wiper

These are the audio anechoic and resonating chambers of Denmark's Technical University (DTU). The anechoic chambers work in much the same way as the microwave ...

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Radio Anechoic Chamber, Denmark by Alastair Wiper

This is the radio anechoic chamber at Denmark's Technical University (DTU). It opened in 1967, and is currently operated with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the testing of ...

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The Stiff Neck Chamber by Alastair Wiper

Henrik Vibskov's AW13 collection "The Stiff Neck Chamber", presented at Børsen (the Danish Stock Exchange) in Copenhagen January 30th 2013 ...

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Copenhagen Suborbitals, Denmark by Alastair Wiper

In a small shed in the outskirts of Copenhagen's old shipyard, two amazing men and their team have a mission. They want to go into space in a home-made rocket. And they are serious ...

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Port Talbot, Wales by Alastair Wiper

Port Talbot is a town on the south coast of Wales, about one hour west of Cardiff. The town is dominated by the huge steelworks which opened in 1952 and was, at that time ...

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Marriage's Millers, England by Alastair Wiper

Nobody would know from the outside of Marriage's Mill quite how amazing it is on the inside. Situated in an industrial park just outside Chelmsford in Essex, the mill produces flour ...

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The World's Largest Solar Furnace, France by Alastair Wiper

The first time I saw the Odeillo Solar Furnace was in an article called "the 10 strangest buildings in the world" or something like that. I was amazed and I knew that I just had to go ...

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The Architecture of Avoriaz, France by Alastair Wiper

Avoriaz is a 1960s purpose-built skiing resort in the French Alps. However, it is a purpose-built skiing resort like no other - instead of ugly utilitarian apartment blocks, Avoriaz has truly ...

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Antwerpen-Centraal Station, Belgium by Alastair Wiper

Antwerpen-Centraal railway station is one of the great railway stations of the world. Designed by Bruge architect Louis Delacenserie and built between 1895 and 1905, the station has ...

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CERN, Switzerland by Alastair Wiper

CERN is a wonderful place. Human beings do magnificent things there. It is the birthplace of the internet, and it is the home of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the worlds largest ...

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The Mont-Louis Solar Furnace, France by Alastair Wiper

The Mont-Louis solar furnace, built in 1949 by Dr. Felix Trombe, is an experimental solar energy facility in the French Pyrenees. It's the first of its kind in the world, and was the ...

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Guildford United Reform Church, England by Alastair Wiper

I've driven past the Guildford United Reform Church countless times in my youth; the church sits on Portsmouth Road, one of the main roads out of town, and was built in 1965 ...

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Sipsmith Distillery, England by Alastair Wiper

This is the Sipsmith distillery in Hammersmith London, and they make really good gin. I really like gin. The beautiful still is called "Prudence", and is the first copper still to start working ...

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The R J Mitchell Wind Tunnel, England by Alastair Wiper

The R J Mitchell Wind Tunnel at the University of Southampton is one of those places that you dream of when you are a little boy. The big propellers, the science fiction atmosphere ...

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