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Photos: F1 tech races into the real world

From human telemetry to carbon-fibre tables...

Tags: transport, energy, carbon, science museum

By Tim Ferguson

Published: 30 March 2009 12:05 GMT


Here, McLaren Group chairman Ron Dennis speaks at the launch of the Fast Forward: 20 ways F1 is changing our world exhibition at London's Science Museum, as the team's 2006 car hangs above him.

The exhibition shows how technology initially developed for Formula One motor racing is being used in other industries.

silicon.com went along to the launch to find out more.

Photo credit: Tim Ferguson/silicon.com


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