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Photo The Giove-B satellite arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 13 March 2007 after being carried by this Antonov cargo plane. The second trial satellite (Giove-B) in the European Galileo satellite programme was launched in Kazakhstan at...
[29 Apr 2008]
Photo The US military has given the University of Michigan's College of Engineering $10m to build a six-inch spy plane to gather sights, sounds and smells in urban combat zones. This shows what the head of "the bat" plane might look like with its array...
[27 Mar 2008]
Photo The US Army wants a six-inch spy plane to gather data on sights, sounds and smells in urban combat areas. It has given the University of Michigan's College of Engineering $10m and five years to help make "the bat" plane happen.
[17 Mar 2008]
Photo In T5 the kiosks form the first 'wave' of the departure process, with passengers being drawn through the terminal towards their plane. This is the view that will greet air passengers when they arrive at Heathrow's Terminal 5 when it opens on 27 March.
[13 Feb 2008]
Photo By putting the tech right by the plane any last minute changes, such as removal of baggage, can be managed more efficiently. This is one of the 96 bag drop points air travellers will be using when they pass through the terminal.
[12 Feb 2008]
Photo This competition is now closed. The winning entry from reader Chris Gibbs, with reference to the London Mayor's decision to ban pigeons from Trafalgar Square, was: "The pigeons had gone high-tech in their war against Ken Livingstone" Photo credit...
[31 Aug 2007]
Photo Above, a British Airways plane passes the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow. Terminal 5 (T5) is the first new terminal to be built at Heathrow for more than twenty years - and includes some cutting-edge technologies.
[17 Jul 2007]
Photo Is it a plane? Chips that can sniff out explosives, in-train entertainment systems and mobile advertising are just some of the inventions that have been showcased at a Cambridge innovation centre. Funded by East of England Development Agency, the...
[13 Nov 2006]
Photo If the plane gets too close to the ground or other obstacles, or the system picks up any other imminent disasters, the screen goes red. Upcoming features include the ability to display other nearby aircrafts on the screen to prevent mid-air...
[31 Oct 2006]
Photo US industrial manufacturing giant, Honeywell, has developed a new safety system to show the pilot where the plane is in the sky when visibility is low and, more importantly, whether it's about to crash into anything.silicon.com recently got to see...
[05 Oct 2006]
Photo Just as you like a polite seatmate on a plane or train, you have to be courteous to your fellow travellers too. Make sure you check your roaming rates before you get on the plane. When you're ready for a break from the music, Radio 4 podcasts can...
[26 May 2006]
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