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An investigation into the technologies that will power our computers in the future
The constellation of Sagittarius, the Archer, is a common sight in the winter sky, easily recognizable by the "teapot" asterism that makes up its front half. Look in the Archer's direction and you're staring into the center of the galaxy, the Milky Way contributing the "steam" from the teapot's spout.
Forty years ago, Steven Spielberg made Jaws, the film that made us fear the great white shark.
Imagine discovering writing that has no helpful clues. Something that only exists in one known book, and that has so far withstood all attempts to crack it.
A look at the rise of commercial spaceflight, and the options for spaceports around the world.
As is often the case when recounting the story of technology that's sprung from Silicon Valley, the history of virtual reality throws up a lot of the same names and places. And when you're dealing with such high-tech ideas, sometimes the truth can be blurred as much by military interest as it can be by late nights and too much caffeine.
The latest developments in quantum computing for the Tech Report section of PC Gamer
Data backup is about to become a problem. The shelf life of a recorded CD or DVD can be up to 25 years, although anyone who has tried to access documents archived to disc only five years ago knows this isn't always the case.
Zooming past Pluto at 52,000km/h might be considered enough for one car-sized spacecraft's lifetime, especially when it's sent back such amazing pictures of a never-before-seen world. Not for New Horizons, though. Its journey out of the solar system is taking it deeper into the Kuiper Belt, a mysterious region of small bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune.