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Spot the International Space Station with NASA's new web app
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It’s above you! Spot the International Space Station with NASA’s new web app

Monday, Nov 5, 2012Monday, Nov 5, 2012 - by mike s

With NASA celebrating no less than twelve years of the International Space Station being continuously crewed, a new web-based service has been unveiled to help earthbound humans spot its whereabouts in the night …

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A visit to the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum, London Sept 2012
Google / web

A visit to the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum, London Sept 2012

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 - by mike s

Billed as a ‘series of interactive experiments made by Google,’ Web Lab was a fascinating way to spend an hour or so – especially as they were handing out free booze at a rare …

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PETMAN humanoid robot scares the bejesus out of us

Tuesday, Nov 1, 2011 - by mike s

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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computing / hardware / Microsoft / video

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

Friday, Oct 28, 2011Friday, Oct 28, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

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

Sunday, Aug 28, 2011 - by Lee J.

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 …

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transport

Hello Earth… astonishing view from the ISS

Tuesday, Nov 16, 2010 - by mike s

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

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computing / transport

International Space Station: 10 years of human habitation plus ThinkPads

Monday, Nov 1, 2010Monday, Nov 1, 2010 - by mike s

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?

Thursday, Sep 23, 2010Thursday, Sep 23, 2010 - by mike s

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 …

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computing / stuff

Honda’s ASIMO humanoid robot continues to thrill

Tuesday, Mar 9, 2010Tuesday, Mar 9, 2010 - by Lee J.

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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computing / web

NASA astronaut’s tweets are out of this world

Friday, Jan 22, 2010Friday, Jan 22, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

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 …

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