Images Dated 13th October 2003

Man with knife through his head

© CSA-Printstock

534705219, Accident, Animal, Behavior, Blood, Blue Background, Cap, Clothing, Colo

HMS Walney

Royal Navy Sandown Class Minehunter HMS Walney.
The Class was originally named as the Single Role Minehunter and was planned to complement the capabilities of the preceding HUnt class and to be cheaper to build. Sandown MCMVs are highly manoeuvrable vessels and are considered to be the best Minehunters active in the world

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False-col SEM of cracked surface of compact disc

False colour scanning electron micrograph of the surface of a compact disc cracked to show the musical layer below (centre). The disc is made of plastic, which is pressed with a series of fine depressions (notches), representing a digitised musical signal capable of being read by a laser. To reflect the laser light, the music layer is coated with a fine film of metal (unseen) which follows the depressions exactly. This layer is covered by another layer of transparent plastic, which is visible here. The music is sandwiched between two layers of plastic, which prevents dust & scratches from affecting the sound. Magnificat- ion: x1000 at 10x8 inch size, x143 at 35mm size. Blue & red colorvir

© DR JEREMY BURGESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY.