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Friday, August 01, 2008

The Week in Photos: Planes, Sphere, 'green' garage

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August 1, 2008
This week's top photo galleries
1
America's biggest air show in Oshkosh, by gosh
America's biggest air show in Oshkosh, by gosh
Each year, hundreds of thousands of air travel enthusiasts swoop into the Oshkosh, Wis., airport for a weeklong homage to flying machines.


2
Virgin Galactic's faces of Eve
Virgin Galactic's faces of Eve
WhiteKnightTwo "mothership," named for Branson's own mother, includes the new Galactic Girl icon.


3
NASA confirms water on Mars
NASA confirms water on Mars
The space agency says that samples taken from Martian soil by the Phoenix lander do indeed contain water.


4
The Olympics, live on your PC
The Olympics, live on your PC
For the first time, thousands of hours of Olympic events will be streamed live via the Internet.


5
Repair shop caters to hybrids
Repair shop caters to hybrids
San Francisco's Luscious Garage, owned and operated by women, has found a niche serving only customers with hybrid cars.


6
Microsoft's computer in the round
Microsoft's computer in the round
Like the tabletop Surface computer introduced last year, Sphere uses a combination of infrared cameras for input and a projector for output to create a multitouch computer.


7
Rare books resurrected online
Rare books resurrected online
At the British Library, software called Turning the Pages brings new and sparkling digital life to old works, including Alice's Adventures Under Ground.


8
Recyclables en route to China
Recyclables en route to China
A visit to a Waste Management transfer center helps track those bottles and cans on their journey to a new life--which often takes place overseas.



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