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Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors
Photo Desk space could be booked for two hours at a time - and there was also a boardroom and 'creative zone' up for grabs where office workers could indulge in a little 'blue sky thinking'.silicon.com reporters Natasha Lomas and Tim Ferguson went down... [08 Jul 2008]
Photos: The solar powered speedster
Photo The best option for sun-powered racers are space-grade solar arrays - made from rejected satellite solar cells - which have a conversion efficiency rate of about 30 per cent, about double that of cheaper terrestrial silicon cells. [16 Jun 2008]
Photos: The building of a data centre
Photo The two data halls being built fill just a quarter of the available space. Space is provided for a total of 16 generators as more data halls are completed inside the building. The inside of one of the data halls, with cooling and power distribution... [11 Jun 2008]
Photos: The enchanting Google Earth
Photo Here is one of the older rides at Disney World, Space Mountain, with its well-recognised spires. On Thursday last week, Disney and Google announced an initiative that brings Walt Disney World into Google Earth. [09 Jun 2008]
Photos: Microsoft beams outer space to the desktop
Photo The WorldWide Telescope is a rich web application that accesses high-resolution images taken by ground- and Earth-orbiting telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center and the Spitzer Space Telescope. [19 May 2008]
Photos: Welcome to Satyam's R&D labs
Photo The finished 3D version will pair a holographic projector with grids of sonar sensors that measure a person's movement and position within the virtual space. Passing through the soothing blue glow of a giant neon tube sets the tone perfectly for... [19 May 2008]
Photos: Babbage's Difference masterpiece in action
Photo For his next project, Swade says he plans on building Babbage's Analytical Engine.but this time, in a virtual space. Charles Babbage's Difference Engine number 2 is making its US debut at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. [12 May 2008]
Photos: Ellen McArthur's new boat
Photo The space below is surprisingly roomy, considering it will house only one man. The BT IMOCA 60 is the fruit of a title sponsorship deal between Team Ellen - headed up by iconic British yachtswoman Dame Ellen McArthur - and BT inked in September... [02 May 2008]
India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...
Photo After it detects a selection has been made with the laser pointer, the robot moves two cameras to look at the laser spot and triangulate its position in three-dimensional space. To celebrate Earth Day, Nasa has released its 10 favourite photos... [29 Apr 2008]
Photos: Galileo's phase two goes into orbit
Photo Photo credit: European Space Agency (ESA) The second trial satellite (Giove-B) in the European Galileo satellite programme was launched in Kazakhstan at the weekend. It represents the next phase in the development of the satellite network the EU... [29 Apr 2008]
Photos: Discover high-tech India
Photo The park covers 110-acres, with 40 per cent open space, and includes a mix of residential, recreational and shopping areas. Bangalore is India's most famous offshore location but the city of Hyderabad is also one of the country's tech hotspots... [28 Apr 2008]
Photos: Nasa's top 10 on Earth
Photo To celebrate Earth Day this week, Nasa released its 10 favourite photos taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. An eruption of Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, which lasted only hours, was captured by an Expedition... [24 Apr 2008]
Photos: Robots, lasers, action
Photo After it detects a selection has been made with the laser pointer, the robot moves two cameras to look at the laser spot and triangulate its position in three-dimensional space. You know the future has arrived when scientists bring together two... [10 Apr 2008]
Caption Competition: Space truckin'
Photo The winning caption from reader Lee was: "MTV release a trailer for their new series 'Pimp my Space Wagon'". This competition is now closed. Photo credit: Nasa [29 Feb 2008]
Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping
Photo Nasa and the British National Space Centre intend to test a system to serve a lunar base planned for 2020. Photo credit: Natasha Lomas Hundreds of bags wait to be loaded into the high tech baggage system at Heathrow's brand new Terminal 5. [28 Feb 2008]
