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Photos: 'Hero' bot hunts criminals
Photo Hero bot is part of a range of technologies used to protect UK and EU borders, including the e-Borders scheme that relies on biometric checks to screen travellers crossing country borders. It might only be the size of a briefcase but an intelligent... [24 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates, iPhone 2.0, mini laptops and much more...
Photo Photo credit: Apple silicon.com went to check out the technology behind the weather at the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts in Reading. Nokia added new HSDPA smart phones to its Eseries range. [30 Jun 2008]
Photos: Nokia adds to Eseries line-up
Photo Mobile handset giant Nokia has added two new HSDPA smart phones to its Eseries business range - a slider phone (pictured above) called the E66, and a slender full-Qwerty handset, the E71. Both the E66 and E71 have been designed to simplify the... [17 Jun 2008]
Photos: The solar powered speedster
Photo Before setting off, CUER modelled the massive range of minute design variations that will affect the car's performance and analysed it against external factors such as weather and road conditions. It might look like a UFO hurtling towards you but... [16 Jun 2008]
Photos: Supercomputers signal when storms are a-brewing
Photo Tucked away in Reading, the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is using technology to map the weather across the world for up to 15 days ahead and provide forecasts for about 30 European countries, including the UK. [06 Jun 2008]
Beijing Olympics, Google Earth, BlackBerry Bold and more
Photo World-leading climate science from the UK's Met Office Hadley Centre has been used to show global temperatures over the next 100 years given a mid-range projection of greenhouse gas emissions. The challenge is to create a system with a high degree... [30 May 2008]
Photos: iPhone-friendly video specs hit O2 shops
Photo Myvu, which makes video eyewear for portable video devices and mobile phones, has signed a deal with mobile operator O2 to bring its Crystal range of video specs (pictured) to the UK. Photo credit: Myvu [30 May 2008]
Photos: Google Earth issues stark climate change warning
Photo World-leading climate science from the UK's Met Office Hadley Centre has been used to show global temperatures over the next 100 years given a mid-range projection of greenhouse gas emissions. Temperature rises in China range from three degrees... [22 May 2008]
Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle
Photo The aerial unit carries daylight and thermal imaging sensors and a laser range finder to record information on the conditions of the ground and the distance to potential threats. The challenge is to create a system with a high degree of autonomy... [06 May 2008]
Photos: Australian broadband goes for a deep-sea dive
Photo In a manner similar to tuning on a TV, the fibreoptic system uses 64 unique frequencies within this range to transmit high volumes of data. The Ile de Sein (pictured) is a massive ship that sports a crew of 60, who work in shifts to lay cable 24... [14 Apr 2008]
Photos: Robots, lasers, action
Photo El-E, named after its arm's resemblance to an elephant trunk, as seen here, can grasp a range of household items including towels, pill bottles and telephones from floors or tables. You know the future has arrived when scientists bring together two... [10 Apr 2008]
Photos: Eavesdropping on the net
Photo The breadth of sources mean the uncensored entries range from explorations of medical ethics. Eavesdropping on the whispers of the web has been made a whole lot easier thanks to a groundbreaking piece of electronic art. [07 Apr 2008]
Photos: Eye in the sky to spot 'friendly fire'
Photo From 2012 the Land Environment Air Picture Provision programme (Leapp) will pull together information from a range of land- and sea-based sensors to paint an up-to-the-minute picture of local aircraft, missile and even artillery movements, as seen... [03 Apr 2008]
Photos: Talons, Eagles and Enforcers - the tech behind war
Photo Enforcer is designed to be fitted to a wide range of combat vehicles and can control anything from a 7.2mm general purpose machine gun to a 40mm automatic grenade launcher. Holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper sensors may sound like... [26 Mar 2008]
Photos: Bling up your BlackBerry
Photo Amosu has announced a range of blinged up Pearl 8120s - including the Gold Edition, which has an 18 carat white, yellow or platinum gold base and sides and costs a cool £12,000; and the Pearlific Edition - also in 18 carat gold, with an intricate... [26 Feb 2008]
