Week in pictures: Shake, rattle and roll
roundup Famous bots land in Robot Hall of Fame. Also: Looking back at San Francisco's great quake of 1906.
Famous bots land in Robot Hall of Fame. Also: Looking back at San Francisco's great quake of 1906.
Aibo, Gort join Robot Hall of Fame
Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science pays homage to Sony's robot pup and several movie robots. April 20, 2006
In search of quake's shadows
A bunch of earthquake fanatics explore the streets, facades, basements and rooftops of downtown San Francisco. April 18, 2006
Centennial celebration on parade
San Francisco residents commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake by attending a parade and other festivities. April 18, 2006
Remembering the Great Quake
San Franciscans gather downtown to mark the 100th anniversary of the great earthquake of 1906. April 18, 2006
The Great Quake of 1906
Photographs taken by Jack London show the devastation of the San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fires. April 17, 2006
Learning from disaster
Visitors are educated about how scientists study and measure quakes at the U.S. Geological Survey Visitors Center. April 18, 2006
Images: The science behind the shaking
Seismologists construct computer models to re-create how the ground moved along the San Andreas fault during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. April 17, 2006
Flying on cloud nine
Airlines show off some of their new passenger comforts at the Aircraft Interiors Expo. April 21, 2006
A self-tuning 'acoustic'
Inventor of Performer automatic tuner installs device in Gibson's Chet Atkins solid-body acoustic guitar. April 18, 2006
When black holes collide
NASA has managed to create a 3D simulation of two black holes merging. April 18, 2006
NASA goes underseas to moon walk
Three NASA astronauts and a Cincinnati doctor are living and working under the ocean this month to test space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques. April 17, 2006
China's courtesy call on Redmond
Diplomacy reigns as Hu Jintao dines with Bill Gates and tours Microsoft, but controversy isn't far away. April 19, 2006
Cisco goes to college
Cisco's Dan Scheinman believes that new innovations in broadband content will come from university campuses rather than corporate boardrooms. April 19, 2006
Microsoft Media Player 11
Microsoft is on track to release the Windows XP version of Windows Media Player 11 before the end of June. April 17, 2006
HD DVD, Blu-ray players
First-generation DVD players and recorders feature the two competing high-definition formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray. April 18, 2006
New products from Fujitsu
Fujitsu executives show off a new notebook and a prototype of the company's e-paper technology. April 19, 2006