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Photos: Flying robots, Colossus codebreaker, virus art

Photo Photo credit: MessageLabs silicon.com took a trip to Bletchley Park to see the rebuilt Colossus machine used to break the German Enigma code during World War II. Security software firm MessageLabs turned cyber threats into art using code from...

Tags: supercomputer, robots, viruses, military

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[27 Mar 2008]

Photos: The Colossus WWII codebreaking machine

Photo The original Colossus machine was built using more than 1,500 valves by Post Office engineer Tommy Flowers to speed up the breaking of German codes - in particular that of the Lorenz cipher. The very existence of Colossus was kept secret as its...

Tags: colossus, bletchley park, message, messages

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[18 Mar 2008]

Photos: Six unusual power sources

Photo German scientists have produced thermo-generators (pictured) that use human body heat to generate power and could be used to run mobile devices in future. Scientists are coming up with novel ways to power gadgets - including using body heat and...

Tags: power, energy, solar, mobile devices

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[19 Nov 2007]

Photos: Colossus gets cracking after 60 years

Photo It is now being used to crack new messages enciphered using the same system employed by the German high command during World War II. The rebuilt Colossus will be put to work on intercepted radio messages transmitted by radio amateurs in Paderborn...

Tags: bletchley, bcs, colossus, german

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[16 Nov 2007]

Photos of the month - February 2007

Photo So far the scheme, since January of 2005, has collected around €6bn for the German government. Honda's new Civic Type-R (above) is one of numerous cars now equipped with iPod capability. Check out the rest of silicon.com's guide to all things car...

Tags: photos, photos of the month, electronic road charging system, outsourcing

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[01 Mar 2007]

Photos: Germany's road charging tech

Photo BAG (or Bundesamt für Güterverkehr in German) is the Federal Office for Heavy Goods Transport. All lorries on German roads over 12 tonnes must pay. So far the scheme, since January of 2005, has collected around €6bn for the German government.

Tags: electronic road charging system, autobahn, road tech

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[02 Feb 2007]

Photos: The best of Google Earth

Photo A German U-boat on mud flats in Kent, southeast England.copyright: Google Want more great Earth photos? Check out Nasa's top 10 views What did you say the architect's name was? A housing development in San Diego, just west of the city centre...

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[06 Nov 2006]