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Friday, February 29, 2008

The Week in Photos: Moon, MacBooks, and MythBusters

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February 29, 2008
This week's top photo galleries
1
NASA tunes up trucks for the moon
NASA tunes up trucks for the moon
NASA is developing robotic trucks and rovers that will explore the lunar surface when astronauts return to the moon--probably around 2020.


2
First U.S. spy satellite photos--ever!
First U.S. spy satellite photos--ever!
In the heat of the Cold War, the U.S. government's National Reconnaissance Office kept watch from the heavens on military activity behind the Iron Curtain.


3
Apple adds multitouch, power to MacBooks
Apple adds multitouch, power to MacBooks
Apple boosts the power of its MacBook and MacBook Pro lineups. Plus, it borrows the Multi-Touch pad from MacBook Air.


4
Sony's gadget bonanza
Sony's gadget bonanza
The consumer electronics giant is hosting an open house in Las Vegas, where it's showing off MP3 players, laptops, and more.


5
Wireless-sensor making is a snap
Wireless-sensor making is a snap
A Lego-like wireless-sensor platform developed at Ireland's Tyndall National Institute lets you stack and combine boards in a variety of ways.


6
The Morph concept phone
The Morph concept phone
Nokia Research Center is collaborating with University of Cambridge on development of a nanotech concept handset that can stretch and bend.


7
The Morph concept phone
Geek heaven at WonderCon
Dressed like Jedis and superheroes, fans converge on San Francisco for a heaping dose of comics and pop culture.


8
Turning green into gold
Turning green into gold
Start-ups at the Cleantech Forum show off electric car rental hubs, batteries that won't explode, and drugs grown from plants.


9
MythBusters ready to swim with the sharks
MythBusters ready to swim with the sharks
Can magnets control sharks' movements? During their Shark Week episode, the MythBusters will look into several commonly held ideas about the creatures.


10
Today's Venus weather forecast: Sulfuric acid clouds
Today's Venus weather forecast: Sulfuric acid clouds
The Venus Express is able to cut through some of the planet's haze to discover dramatic global weather patterns and acid clouds.



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