Sci-tech

Virtual Orchestra

28/05 13:56 CET

Have you every wondered what it would be like to conduct a full 132-piece orchestra? Well now you can do just that at the London Science Museum’s new digital installation: Universe of Sound: The Planets. It uses Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 motion-tracking…

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HI-TECH | 24/05 14:50 CET
House moving the hard way

One of Zurich’s landmarks, a 122-year-old industrial building called the “Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon” has been literally…
SPACE | 24/05 12:27 CET
Unveiling Venus

It can be called the morning or evening star, depending on where you are or what time it is, but it is anything but a star; in fact it is one…
INNOVATION | 24/05 09:13 CET
HIV vaccine on trial

A team of French scientists has started clinical trials on humans for a potential HIV/AIDS vaccine. Chief Scientific Officer at…
SCIENCE | 23/05 15:04 CET
Pushing the limits of the body

Just how far can the human body be pushed in the name of sport? Well, a pretty long way, as was proved in a recent experiment in France. For…
HI-TECH | 22/05 15:22 CET
Dutch inventor cleans up water treatment

Water, water everywhere… but most of it is not fit to drink. Around one billion people do not have access to clean water. Untreated or…
HI-TECH | 21/05 16:45 CET
The bottom line for mobility

Getting around could not really be much easier. With the uni-cub, not only can you sit down – unlike a Segway – but you…

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INNOVATION | 09/05 13:35 CET

A robot in mind

Giancarlo Ferrigno is Professor at Politecnico di Milano. He said:“This is a robotic system for assisting a surgeon during…

FUTURIS | 18/05 11:26 CET
Tracking the health of Europe’s railways

Safety on Europe’s railways is under the spotlight. Just over 3,000 accidents were reported in 2009, with 174 of those were caused by…
HI-TECH | 17/05 15:54 CET
Transparent driving

Driving a car safely means doing more than keeping an eye on the road. The driver also has to keep an eye on the dashboard. But looking away…
HI-TECH | 16/05 11:57 CET
Book or e-book?

Sales of digital books are on the up in Italy. At the 25th edition of the International Book Fair in Turin it was clear that the paper-free…
HI-TECH | 15/05 13:18 CET
The father of Bluetooth

Bluetooth has changed the way we listen to music on the move, use our phones or laptops. It has joined the dots between different electronic…
SCIENCE | 14/05 13:16 CET
Belgium’s big babies

Armelle weighed just over four kilograms when she was born one day ago. She is one of a growing number of bigger babies; newborns who weigh…