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The Weekly Round-Up: 04.09.09
Round-Up Take a look at the pictures from the National Museum of Computing and you'll agree - it's a mighty piece of kit. That 2:2 in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering doesn't seem so special now, does it? [04 Sep 2009]
Apple tablet, Windows 7, Nokia mini laptop, 3D printers and future mobiles
Photo August saw this futuristic-looking machine, the ULTra personal rapid transit (PRT) vehicle, on display at London's Science Museum. This printer was on display at the Science... [02 Sep 2009]
Photos: Forget paper - meet the printer that can print your car parts
Photo One such 3D printer, made by a company called Electro Optical Systems, was on show at the Science Museum in London this week. While the machine on show at the Science... [27 Aug 2009]
Photos: Driverless pod cars offer a glimpse of the future of transport
Photo The ULTra was on show at London's Science Museum this week: silicon.com's Tim Ferguson went along to take a look and find out more. The two cars on display at the Science... [13 Aug 2009]
Code red: Cash pleas for struggling home of codebreakers
News In an early day motion filed on Monday, MP Phil Willis called on the government "to provide operational funding whilst the museum is developed for long-term sustainability, securing the site for future generations to... [24 Jul 2009]
Photos: F1 tech races into the real world
Photo Here, McLaren Group chairman Ron Dennis speaks at the launch of the Fast Forward: 20 ways F1 is changing our world exhibition at London's Science Museum, as the team's 2006 car hangs above him. The... [30 Mar 2009]
Photos: The top tech sites on Google Street View
Photo Another tech mecca - the Science Museum on South Kensington's Exhibition Road. Google has launched its Street View service in the UK, giving street-level photography of 25 of the largest cities in the... [20 Mar 2009]
Human robots, Android Magic and classic radar tech
Photo A robot called Berti - or Bristol Elumotion Robotic Torso 1 to you - was on display at London's Science Museum last month, where it showed off its numerous human-like gestures. Photo credit: The National... [02 Mar 2009]
Photos: Robots learn how to get friendly with humans
Photo Berti has been on display at London's Science Museum this week and silicon.com went along to meet him. Also on show at the Science Museum was Erwin (emotional robot with... [20 Feb 2009]
Shared services - latest museum exhibit?
News The heads of IS at national museums including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum, the National Gallery and the Science Museum, among others, meet roughly... [06 Feb 2009]
Tech in pictures: The best of 2008
Photo In May, the gleaming, primary colours of 1950s sci-fi icon Dan Dare met the vacuum tubes, dials and buttons of post-World War II computing at the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at the Science Museum... [11 Dec 2008]
iPhone vs BlackBerry, Dan Dare and wi-fi on trains
News Ben Russell, curator of mechanical engineering at the Science Museum in London, talked silicon.com through its Birth of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition, a collision of technology and the colourful sci-fi of... [01 Dec 2008]
Bletchley Park future under colossal threat
News The letter calls for secure long-term financial backing on a par with other museums such as the Imperial War Museum, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum.... [24 Jul 2008]
Beijing Olympics, Google Earth, BlackBerry Bold and more
Photo The gleaming, primary colours of 1950s sci-fi icon Dan Dare met the vacuum tubes, dials and buttons of post-World War II computing at the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at the Science Museum in London. [30 May 2008]
Photos: Babbage's Difference masterpiece in action
Photo Doron Swade is a world-renowned Babbage Expert and is also the curator of computing at the London Science Museum. Charles Babbage's Difference Engine number 2 is making its US debut at the Computer... [12 May 2008]
