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Computing

May 21, 2007 The computer mouse and flat 'desktop' themed operating systems have hardly evolved since their inception. But the recent creation of a genuine, wor

IBM's new POWER6 chip is a 64 bit, dual-core processor with 790 million transistors running at up to 4.7 GHz and eight megabytes of on chip Level 2 cache. The company today launched its first new POWER6 server, the IBM System p 570, which has set 25 perfo

Computing

IBM unleashes World's Fastest Chip

May 22, 2007 IBM today simultaneously launched the fastest microprocessor ever built and an ultra-powerful new computer server that leverages the chip’s many b

Mobile Technology

Carbon Fiber heating technology for portable warming oven

May 22, 2007 This is a technology with a wide range of application beyond its most obvious function of keeping food warm. Methode Development has developed a

James Brooke and Rowan Brook with their folded-up MiniCat

Marine

Collapsible catamaran fits in a sports bag

May 23, 2007 Part of sailing's exclusive reputation is due to the considerable cost and inconvenience of owning, transporting and storing watercraft. A UK compa

Our editor's hand - according to this study, he was probably pretty bad at maths!

Science

Study shows finger length can predict SAT scores

May 30, 2007 Were you born to be better at math or literacy skills? Take a look at the difference in length between your index and ring fingers - a new study sh

The night vision system, which uses near-infrared (NIR) radiation, is equipped with the Oerlikon NightVision filter

Automotive

Oerlikon nighttime vision uses near-infrared spectrum

May 25, 2007 Driving is a site-response game, and without the light of day, becomes far more difficult after sundown. Many manufacturers have been experimenting

Mobile Technology

The Walkman is back - Sony announces A800 series with digital audio and video

May 18, 2007 Consumer electronics giant Sony once ruled the world of portable audio - their Walkman and Discman brands became synonymous for hand held cassette

The ESA's GlobCover project produced this composite map of Earth.

Aircraft

The sharpest ever satellite map of Earth

May 18, 2007 The European Space Agency's GlobCover project has unveiled the most detailed portraits ever of the Earth's land surface. Using around 40 Terabytes

Around The Home

Nespresso Lattissima with one-touch milk frother

May 22, 2007 Coffee is the world’s second most traded commodity, behind only oil. The short “blast” afforded by a concentrated caffeine hit has become part of

VTT's KAMO system communicates public transport information to your mobile phone.

Urban Transport

Public transport information to your mobile phone in real time

May 24, 2007 The mobile phone's abilities remain vastly underused by the average owner; mobile applications have yet to really take root in our lives. But forwa

Marine

A modern engineering masterpiece - the nuclear sub that will go 25 years without refuelling

May 21, 2007 A hulking 100 metres long, the Astute is the largest, most heavily armed, stealthiest and most sophisticated submarine ever built for the Royal Nav

Urban Transport

Razor Ripstik cashes in on the caster board wave.

May 27, 2007 Hot on the heels of the EssBoard , the eXboard and the Wave Board comes another two-wheeled caster board, the Ripstik from Razor. Feeling a bit li

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