Month: November 2013

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E&T writer wins Best Overall Feature Article of the Year at BT Security Journalism Awards 2013. Woo hoo!

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Congratulations are due to E&T assistant features editor Aasha Bodhani, who last night won the Best Overall Feature Article of the Year award at the BT Security Journalism Awards 2013. Her winning article was “Ethical hacking: bad in a good way“, which discussed the question of how as more and more organisations are targeted in cyber-attacks, they must get to know their enemy if they are to protect vital networks. Enter the professional, ethical hacker. Aasha is now the proud owner of a very heavy laser-etched glass globe, with matching display plinth, presented in a blue silk-lined box. It’s a … Continue reading E&T writer wins Best Overall Feature Article of the Year at BT Security Journalism Awards 2013. Woo hoo!

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China to send Jade Rabbit to the moon, reveals plans for first space station – an annotated graphic

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Moon, your lonely days are over. It’s been 37 years since anything landed on our tidal companion’s surface, but on December 1st China will launch Chang’e-3, a six-wheeled rover which will ultimately spend three months roving around the surface of the moon, scanning the lunar surface to depths of 100m. Nicknamed Yutu, or Jade Rabbit – after the mythological pet of lunar goddess Chang’e, no less – the rover is due to land in a plain of basaltic lava at a more northerly point than previous US or USSR lunar landings, thus exploring lesser-known areas of the moon. Click on … Continue reading China to send Jade Rabbit to the moon, reveals plans for first space station – an annotated graphic

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#Volkswagen XL1 hybrid concept car – an annotated graphic

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Finally, automotive designers have cottoned on to the fact that hybrid cars have got to look every bit as good as their environmental credentials. As much as we admire the ambition of the Toyota Prius, it’s not the most visually striking car ever to grace the world’s roads. Now, though, electric cars are becoming proper sexy. BMW’s all-electric i3 will no doubt have turned a few heads. Now Volkswagen introduces the XL1, a svelte slab of sleek and shiny hybrid due to enter full production within two years. Carbon-fibre reinforced polymer chassis. Cameras instead of rear-view mirrors. Turbo-charged diesel engine … Continue reading #Volkswagen XL1 hybrid concept car – an annotated graphic

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#JFK final moments, the route, the timings, the suspects, the conspiracy theories – an annotated graphic

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On this day of days, 50 years after the fateful motorcade procession through Dallas, the world is remembering John F. Kennedy and the assassination that changed a nation’s consciousness forever, almost overnight. In recognition of this anniverary, we present an infographic retracing the route the presidential car took, the minute-by-minute timings of events and the characters good and bad that populate the story that unravelled from 12:30pm onwards. Pop quiz, hotshot: what does the F in JFK stand for? Answer below*. Click on the graphic for an expanded view.   *Fitzgerald Continue reading #JFK final moments, the route, the timings, the suspects, the conspiracy theories – an annotated graphic

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Iran mans up with super-fantastic mega #Drones – an annotated graphic

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Who can be bothered with all that getting dressed up and going outside to fight, getting sand in your boots and the sun in your eyes?  Let’s have this war in our pyjamas instead – we’ll get our drones to talk to your drones, m’kay? Introducing the Fotros, Iran’s new reconnaisance and combat drone, which Tehran is proudly calling the biggest drone yet to be developed in the Islamic Republic. With a range of 2,000km, Fotros will be capable of covering much of the Middle East, including Israel. Shalom! The detail that tickled us most about this graphic concerns the … Continue reading Iran mans up with super-fantastic mega #Drones – an annotated graphic

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#Fukushima fuel rods finally removed – an annotated graphic

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Workers at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant have started removing fuel rods from the plant’s reactor 4, the only one that didn’t melt down after the 2011 earthquake. The highly dangerous procedure is the first step towards full decommissioning and clean-up of the plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which is foreseen to take decades. Unit 4 was the only reactor that was off-line during the tragic 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, as it was undergoing maintenance. Its fuel rods were, at the time of the incident, stored in a storage pool inside the building. Thanks to … Continue reading #Fukushima fuel rods finally removed – an annotated graphic

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Hospital ship sails en route to aid the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan – an annotated graphic

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Following the devastation and havoc wreaked by Super Typhoon Yolanda (as Typhoon Haiyan is known in the Philippines), the US ordered the activation of a hospital ship – the USNS Mercy – for deployment to the affected area. Originally built as an oil tanker, the Mercy was converted to a hospital ship in 1984. Casualties can be brought aboard by boat or helicopter, the Mercy offering 12 operating rooms and 1,000 beds, along with other essential medical equipment. In the wake of the strongest tropical cyclone on record to reach land, Mercy is the very least the Philippines needs now. … Continue reading Hospital ship sails en route to aid the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan – an annotated graphic

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Next Apple #iPhone to have curved glass edges and choice of screen sizes – an annotated graphic

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A 21st-century day just wouldn’t feel complete without an Apple iPhone rumour, so without further ado here’s a new one to chew on: iPhones with curved glass edges. Ooh, and a choice of screen sizes, too. Just like, err, arch-rivals Samsung’s product range (those guys are back in court again…). Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we hereby present to you the Apple iPhablet. Possibly. Apparently frustrated at the visible bezel around the iPhone screen edge, Apple is rumoured to be working on curved-glass edges to rid their flagship mopho of unsightly edges. Presumably visible bezels are the tech design equivalent of … Continue reading Next Apple #iPhone to have curved glass edges and choice of screen sizes – an annotated graphic

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New issue of #EandT magazine online now – delve in to the Internet of Everything

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As the late and golden-voiced Sandy Denny once so beautifully sang, who knows where the time goes? Out the bleedin’ window without so much as a how do you do, if you ask us. One minute you’re shopping for pumpkins, the next you’re counting down the days to Christmas. As goes October, so comes November – and with it, a new issue of E&T magazine. In the latest issue, we look at the Internet of Everything, with a comprehensive A-Z of sensor technology, as well as a review of machine to machine communication. We also pay tribute to audio pioneer … Continue reading New issue of #EandT magazine online now – delve in to the Internet of Everything