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Photo Art Start makes it easier for non-experts by providing selections of the top 30 artists or highlight paintings as shown on this menu. The National Gallery in London has been using imaging technology from HP in its research on world famous art and...
[16 May 2008]
Photo This motorised muffin car was one of the art projects on display at the Maker Faire 2008 in San Mateo, California, which celebrates the do-it-yourself ethos. Submit a caption for this picture as a Reader Comment below.
[16 May 2008]
Photo The Bold has a shiny black face and curved silver edges - but unlike Apple's iPhone device however, it does not have a touchscreen interface. The Bold is 114mm x 66mm x14mm - slightly thicker and wider than the iPhone, and like Apple's smart phone...
[15 May 2008]
Photo It can actually print numerals on paper or make an impression onto plaster, therefore creating a cast to be used over and over again. The special part of his design is that it works through addition and not multiplication.
[12 May 2008]
Photo It will seat 91,000 during the games and be used for athletics and football. It will host the artistic gymnastics, trampolining and handball competitions during the games. More than 70 venues will be used during the games and the tech team is...
[07 May 2008]
Photo It's a simple rather unsophisticated device but many of these sensors can be carried onto the battlefield and dropped all over it, to give the soldiers in the area a powerful early-warning system if enemy troops move in.
[06 May 2008]
Photo It's easy to send pictures to the outside world to explain what it is like to sail single-handed around the world. The yachtswoman held the round-the-world solo sailing speed record, until it was taken by Francis Joyon in February this year.
[02 May 2008]
Photo Since the service was established by Ramalinga Raju - founder of outsourcer Satyam - in Hyderabad in 2005, it has helped scores of people in the state of Andhra Pradesh. By the time the service is rolled out across the country it will have more...
[01 May 2008]
Photo It was used to help in aircraft design, map making and nuclear research. It was fitted to the Vulcan nuclear bomber and was used to warn of enemy fighters attacking from the rear. He said: "This is what living through the Cold War was like, growing...
[01 May 2008]
Photo Scientists in the US have developed a robot (pictured above) - named El-E - that uses lasers to help it pick up items from both floors and shelves, and could be a lifeline for people with mobility difficulties.
[29 Apr 2008]
Photo It represents the next phase in the development of the satellite network the EU hopes will become the region's equivalent of GPS. The EU flag and Giove logo are clearly visible on the top of the rocket that holds the satellite as it's prepared for...
[29 Apr 2008]
Photo Bangalore is India's most famous offshore location but the city of Hyderabad is also one of the country's tech hotspots, and silicon.com went to see it first hand this month. It includes banks, hotels and a large amphitheatre used by many IT...
[28 Apr 2008]
Photo The height of Mount Everest and the Himalayas makes this photo - taken in 2004 - look as if it came from an airplane. An eruption of Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, which lasted only hours, was captured by an Expedition 13 crew...
[24 Apr 2008]
Photo It's 7m deep and about 15m in diameter. The cable is run live from the ship - data is continuously being sent down the cable - even as it drops to the ocean floor. This gives an indication of the performance of the cable and enables it to be...
[14 Apr 2008]
Photo It weighs in at 1.27kg and is a slimline 27mm to 33mm thick - albeit not exactly MacBook Air thin, though it does have a much less hefty price-tag. HP is bringing a sub-£300 laptop to Blighty - with an eye on mobile workers and kids in classrooms.
[11 Apr 2008]
Photo Here, the crew that shipped it begin the process of hooking up the box containing the machine to an adjacent crane. The Myhrvold-commissioned Difference engine was shipped from London to the Computer History Museum in California in a custom...
[10 Apr 2008]
Photo The pointer can also be used a second time to tell El-E to put the object in a certain place or give it to a specific person. After it detects a selection has been made with the laser pointer, the robot moves two cameras to look at the laser spot...
[10 Apr 2008]
Photo It also creates an archive of gritting activity that allows the agency to weed out false claims. Satellites are spying on the Welsh roads to keep them free of ice for motorists. The cutting-edge Masternaut Three X telematics system allows a control...
[09 Apr 2008]
Photo Hannah Redler, head of arts projects at the Science Museum, said in a statement: "It is an awe-inspiring 'portrait of chat' that reveals people's most personal thoughts and most universal concerns. Eavesdropping on the whispers of the web has been...
[07 Apr 2008]
Photo It suggests lifting the prints from hard surfaces such as a beer glass or doorknob. Wild West-style wanted posters will offer a £1,000 reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime Minister or Home Secretary.
[07 Apr 2008]
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