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Site of the Week Archive December 2004

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Strange Matter

Everyday stuff, that you have always wondered how it works, are explained on this educational and fun site. Did you knock that a mobile phone is made from sand !!!
The Nobel Channel

Learn about the history of the Nobel Prize, and see video clips of Nobel winners talking about their work. A beautifully designed site with important messages.
Moving image machines

Shutters Sprockets and Tubes: How Moving Image Machines Work - This nicely designed site uses text and animation to explain everything from how sound is recorded to how TV works.
New Venue Arts

Short artistic music movie made for the web. Digitised drumbeat music is used as a background to a fantasy car race.
Aircraft Icing

A Pilot's Guide to In-Flight Icing is a free, on-line course primarily intended for the general aviation pilot who flies aircraft certified for flight in icing, although much of the information is applicable to all pilots.
Nike Skateboarding

There are 16 million skate boarders in the United States who usually don't like being marketed to. So Nike had to come up with something special to attract their attention - they did with this site.
Wonderville

Educational site geared towards exciting children about science. Explore the town of Wonderville on a skateboard. The everyday mysteries are explored and explained as you journey through the town.
Wrap around video - cool!

Axis Cam brings together 36 cameras, one trick and a whole lot of technology to create a video game like wrap-around view of an athlete in motion. It's like being there!!
FootJoys - Golf shoes

Footjoy have built an application that enables their consumers and trade accounts to build personalised FootJoy golf shoes!! Choose your colour, size, studs etc. Now I am ready for the Masters!!
Wild Salmon Journeys

The Salmon expedition includes great activities to teach students about forest and river ecology, the salmon lifecycle, and environmental conservation. Excellent broadband section of this site.
All about DNA

Aristotle thought Giraffes were hybrid animals - half leopard half camel! This site explains the mysteries of inheritance and DNA and why we have characteristics of our parents.
Seeing is believing

VISION — it is a truly noteworthy element. In fact, of the five senses, sight ranks as the most important. But what is it about sight that makes it the most crucial sense? Look no further for the answer to this question, as you have come to the right
Within the Microscope

View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree and then journey within the molecules of that tree!!
Bio Interactive

The Transgenic Fly lab will show you the science and techniques used to make transgenic flies. Transgenic organisms, which contain DNA that is inserted experimentally, are used to study many biological processes. Fascinating.
Alien Empire

Learn about insects through cool, interactive Flash presentations, video clips, and games at this fun and educational site.
Whales Tale

Super little video on the Whale migration along the US West Coast. The fantastic video of the great animals is augmented by a wonderful soundtrack and commentary.
Hitch

Trailer for the new Will Smith comedy - Hitch. If this trailer is anything to go by - it's a funny movie. Will Smith's job is to help guys be cool.
Sticker nation

Large collection of street stickers from around the US. This site hosts pictures of cool and funky stickers that browsers can upload to this community site.
Nokia Snowboard

This site, sponsored by Nokia, is a portal site for all things snowboard!! Learn warm up stretches, watch cool videos of famous snowboarders and see where the competitions are on.
Black Monday

Black Monday, the Gatway game from Sony is one of the latest (and violent) play station games available on the market. Find out all about this game on this cool broadband site.
Flash for Mexico

This site promotes a web design festival - Flash for Mexico, where web designers meet and talk about new concepts. The event includes a staff of more than 20 of the most famous national and international exponents. I liked the video introduction!!
Ratchet and Clank

Play against the computer or play against another player. The game itself is similar to tetris in a futuristic environment with a few new twists. Line up the cogs that match.
X - ingover

Jaguar cars uses this cool broadband site to deliver serialised video webisodes as part of its "X-ing Over" campaign to promote new models of its X-TYPE range.
Donkey Konga

This broadband site is a microsite for the launch of Donkey Konga, which features interactive games as well as a programmable online synthesizer.
Earth's Orbit

A short interactive exhibit sample about the Earth's orbit and its effect on the seasons. Note that the information may not be correct & is incomplete! Learn at your own risk -this really to give kids an idea how earth's orbit works!
Insaniquarium

Get ready for underwater wackiness in the craziest aquarium adventure on the Web! Fill your tank with fish and fend off alien fiends who try to eat them. Feed your fish to keep them alive and happy so they give you coins.
Saab Infinite Drive

Cool broadband site that gives you a real driver experience online. Use the mouse to click the different views the driver sees as he is driving along.
Meomi

Meomi is dedicated to the creation of compelling visual experiences and narratives. This site highlights some of their cool web work with animations and cartoons.
Ski 3D

A web-based video game that lifts ski simulation to new levels, Ski3D challenges you to hit the slopes, snake the slaloms, and race against time as you immerse yourself in a realistic 3D winter wonderland.
Ask Crystal

Move over Dr. Phil. Soft drink maker Crystal Clear uses the web to produce Ask Crystal, an online talk show where self-help author Crystal answers your questions about life and love on the web and in real time.
Encore Magazine

Combining the gloss and precision of a print magazine with the interactivity of the web, Encore Magazine provides readers with a delicate and aesthetic presentation of art forms, such as photography, illustration, typography and fashion.