Tag: research

Research Image Galleries

Nissan goes green: a new hybrid, electric vehicle and fuel-cell stack

At this year's New York Auto Show, Nissan showed off an electric vehicle concept and committed to developing one for production. This week, Nissan demonstrated it was doing more than blowing smoke by showing off a clutch of prototypes.

Photos: Bill Gates, a photo biography

Just days before he finally hangs up his hat as Microsoft's figurehead and inspiration (on 27 June), ZDNet.com.au looks back at Bill Gates' career over the past 30 years.

Volkswagen's newest Hymotion is a hydrogen fuel-cell Tiguan

Volkswagen's fourth generation fuel-cell research vehicle is based around the new Tiguan mini-4WD. Hydrogen is used to create electricity, which powers the car's electric drive motor. There's also a lithium-ion battery pack for extra electricity storage.

Wink-activated iPod controller

A researcher at Osaka University in Japan has developed a device that allows users to control their iPod music player via eye winks.

Photos: Nokia shows off flexible phones

The partnership between Nokia and Cambridge University bears fruit in the form of a concept handset, unveiled at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Uni students get stuck in traffic for Nokia

It's not often that you get people volunteering to get stuck in traffic. However, that's exactly what happened last week in Northern California.

The most pimped rides at CES 2008

You called that a ride? THIS is a ride! We wonder what Xzibit and his crew at West Coast Customs would make of these pimp-mobiles we spotted CES 2008.

Nokia's holiday handsets

At its Sydney headquarters this week Nokia spilled forth a Santa sack of new devices for the holiday season, including new XpressMusic models and the much-anticipated 8GB version of its N95 handset.

Photo editing for dummies

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are applying Google's concepts for sifting through data to the tasks of adding or removing images from digital photos.

A history of plasma panels

Plasma display technology has been around for over forty years. One of its long-time leaders, Larry Weber, believes the best is yet to come in plasma televisions. Here's a look at some of its milestones.

Return and reuse: How Japan recycles televisions and other appliances

Australians are slowly jumping aboard the environmental bandwagon, but in Japan, a law mandating the recycling of home appliances is already six years old.

Jennifer Hawkins launches leather laptops

The former Miss Universe and her beau Jake Wall recently launched ASUS' latest laptop range, which features leather surfaces and a splash of pink.

Looking Sharp at Ceatec

Its 64-inch LCD monitor at Ceatec offers quadruple the resolution of a normal high-definition screen.

Getting rid of camera wobble

An MIT researcher and others develop a technique that can restore some sharpness to photos blurred by camera shake.

Ten tech-related YouTube clips you shouldn't miss

From the chimp playing Pac-Man to Bill Gates getting hit by a pie, here's a greatest hits collection of tech videos.

Photos: Recycling the mobile mountain

A biodegradable phone cover with a sunflower built into it and a circuit board made of pasta are just some of the techniques being employed to make mobile phones greener.

Photos: Microsoft Office 2007 beta 1

This beta refresh of the next release of Microsoft Office reveals the suite's dynamic interface, as well as handy new tools, such as PDF creation.

  • Latest articles

  • Sony Ericsson releases Xperia panels SDK

  • Spore

  • Honda Insight born again as a Prius fighter

  • Google adds Android app for Flickr photos

  • Sony recalls VAIO TZ laptops

  • Oi!: Melbourne's Chadstone gets an Apple Store

  • How to record streaming audio

  • Dell Inspiron Mini 9

  • Titan Exhaust Air Jack makes tyre changes a snap

More articles »

Membership benefits

Create a personalised homepage

Create a personalised homepage

Choose your interests from our 16 categories and only see articles relevant to you. Sign up for a free CNET.com.au membership now!