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Monday, 25 March 2013

Inside Nasa’s Hurricane Drone Lab

“The longest flight I’ve done is about 28 and a half hours,” says the US space agency pilot. “We flew from California almost to the North Pole, did two loops in the Arctic, and came back.”

Although the plane clocked up around 16,000km (10,000 miles), Hall did not move much further than the bathroom and the coffee pot down the hall.

That’s because Hall is one of Nasa’s UAV (Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle) pilots, responsible for flying the Global Hawk drones used by the agency. Read complete news please  click here





Thursday, 14 March 2013

Our Future in Space Depends on Reusable Rockets

The future of space travel will depend on our ability to make rockets that can be used more than once, says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. And on Saturday, he gave a crowd at the South by Southwest Interactive festival the world's first look at a step in that direction. For full story click here



Saturday, 9 March 2013

San Francisco Turns a Bridge Into Art With 25,000 Lights

San Francisco's lesser-known bridge unveiled a new look Tuesday night. As part of a unique art project celebrating its 75th anniversary, the West span of the Bay Bridge has been outfitted with 25,000 LED lights that will display a variety of undulating designs nightly for the next two years. Visit here for full story.



Facebook to Announce New Look For News Feed

Facebook is rolling out a fresh design for its central page, the News Feed, at an event Thursday.

The main column that cuts down the center of the Facebook home page currently shows a hodgepodge of updates, photos, links and likes from friends, companies, organizations and any other pages you follow. The feed is the heart of Facebook, where many members spend the majority of their time reading, liking and clicking. For full story click here




Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Your Fantasy Smartphone Feature

As 65,000 people assembled at Mobile World Congress this week to reveal the cutting-edge advances coming soon to the world of smartphones, we asked you what features you're desperate to see on the phones of the future.
Readers responded with a raft of comments on the site, Facebook posts, Tweets and Vine videos, comprising their wish-lists for future innovations.