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Photos: US military puts 'bat' spies in the sky…

Photo University of Michigan researchers plan to develop quantum dot solar cells to double the efficiency of the current model. The US Army wants a six-inch spy plane to gather data on sights, sounds and smells in urban combat areas.

Tags: spy, military, plane, credit

[17 Mar 2008]

Photos: BlackBerrys on the beat

Photo West Yorkshire Police, pictured here, is another force which uses the BlackBerry, with the force estimating its use has resulted in £8.8m in efficiency savings and saved 145-hours per front-line officer per year.

Tags: police, crime, blackberry, officer

[08 Feb 2008]

Photos: Scottish NHS trials video checkups

Photo Dr Webster said: "This system will improve efficiency. The Scottish Centre for Telehealth (SCT) in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) is trialling video conferencing technology from Cisco, called HealthPresence.

Tags: healthcare, cisco, videoconferencing, examine

[08 Feb 2008]

Photos: Six unusual power sources

Photo However, Spies is hopeful the technology's efficiency will improve, making thermo-generators for mobile devices a future possibility. Scientists are coming up with novel ways to power gadgets - including using body heat and even dung.

Tags: power, energy, solar, mobile devices

[19 Nov 2007]

Photos: Five unusual data centres

Photo Sun claims the 'Blackbox' virtualised data centre is greener and cheaper than an average set-up, with 20 per cent more energy efficiency than a traditional air-con cooled centre and only costing around €500,000.

Tags: green it, fuel cell, data centre

[25 Jul 2007]

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