safety in photos
Photos: Driving safety through tech
Photo Some of the projects include technology to improve road safety, boost the appeal of IPTV and to protect VoIP networks from attack. silicon.com went along to NEC's R&D labs in Heidelberg, Germany, to see some of the technology it has been developing. [21 Jan 2008]
Photos: Five mobile gadgets for cops
Photo Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service is using a mobile process for streamlining assessments by fire fighters of operational risks, home fire risk checks and fire safety audits. Police forces and other emergency services are being equipped with... [27 Nov 2007]
Photos: Robots race around 'Darpa city'
Photo The vehicles - modified Ford Taurus cars - were built for safety, specified to Nascar standards according to race officials, and driven by professional drivers. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Darpa, raised the green flag on 11... [14 Nov 2007]
Photos: Inside the malware hunters' den
Photo F-Secure's mobile bunker (pictured) is where the response team can observe and analyse viruses as they pass from mobile device to device - but within the safety of the sealed room so the virus does not contaminate any public devices. [28 Sep 2007]
Caption competition 6: Segwaying into something stupid
Photo Richard Harris rd: " Another triumph for health and safety, stabilisers for pogo sticks " This competition is now closed. Find out who won below. WINNER: "When the super said we were upgrading to two wheels, "Harley Davidsons" came to mind. [01 Dec 2006]
Photos of the month - October 06
Photo The safety system uses a terrain database, high-resolution display and Global Positioning System (GPS) to create a 3D model of what the pilot would be able to see out of the window in clear conditions. [31 Oct 2006]
Photos: Proof that CSR is child's play
Photo Everything has to be assembled and safety checked before being secured in place. Recently silicon.com managing editor Will Sturgeon joined Salesforce.com's Salesforce Foundation on a project in San Francisco that would see a run-down plot of land... [10 Oct 2006]
Photos: A safer way to navigate the skies
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]
Photos: Highwaymen stop holdups
Photo They are in radio contact for their safety too. The Highways Agency has been given the duty of dealing with accidents like this. We sent senior reporter Dan Ilett to Surrey to get the lowdown on policing the M25. [22 Sep 2005]
