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PETMAN humanoid robot scares the bejesus out of us

November 1st, 2011 2:21pm No comments

PETMAN humanoid robot scares the bejesus out of us

Taking us a few robo-steps closer to a real robot future is PETMAN, an anthropomorphic robot developed by Boston Dynamics for testing special clothing used by the US Army.

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Step into Microsoft’s astonishing sci-fi future [video and pics]

October 28th, 2011 8:15am 1 comment

Step into Microsoft's astonishing sci-fi future [video]

Man oh man, we want to jump straight into the wonderful world of high tech shown off in Microsoft’s astonishing futuristic movie.

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Brit’s NPL atomic clock is the most accurate in the world

August 28th, 2011 1:34pm No comments

Brit's NPL atomic clock is the best in the world

Patriotic Brits can feel slightly more chuffed with themselves today with the news that the caesium fountain atomic clock at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has been revealed to be the most accurate long-term timekeeper in the world. Huzzah!

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Hello Earth… astonishing view from the ISS

November 16th, 2010 2:55pm No comments

Hello Earth... astonishing view from the ISS

This stunning photo shows astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson gazing out over the Earth from the International Space Station (ISS).

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International Space Station: 10 years of human habitation plus ThinkPads

November 1st, 2010 9:15am No comments

International Space Station: ten years of human habitation powered by ThinkPads

This week marks the 10th anniversary of an impressive milestone in space exploration as the International Space Station notches up a decade of continuous human habitation.

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What would happen if you stuck your hand in the Large Hadron Collider?

September 23rd, 2010 2:51pm No comments

What would happen if you stuck your hand in the Large Hadron Collider?

It’s a simple enough question, but it seems that the answer isn’t too straightforward.

Check out the video below for the answer to this question, and listen to boffins expand on tricky conundrums about exploding stars and galaxies made of anti-matter.

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Honda’s ASIMO humanoid robot continues to thrill

March 9th, 2010 12:58pm No comments

Honda ASIMO humanoid robot continues to thrill

We’ve been fascinated by Honda’s incredible ASIMO humanoid robot project, and find its tantalising glimpse of the future irresistible. We want one!

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NASA astronaut’s tweets are out of this world

January 22nd, 2010 4:33pm No comments

NASA astronaut's tweets are out of this world

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are now able to access what’s been described as the ‘ultimate wireless connection,’ and took not time in swiftly despatching the world’s first ‘Space Tweet.’

A software upgrade means that astronauts can enjoy personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web from the space station instead of having to relay messages down to ground crew.

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