'Minority Report' interactive interface unveiled.

Can now map movement of nanostructures in real time.

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TrueSpace has always led the pack in terms of features as far as Windows 3D animation packages under $2,000 are concerned. Recently, however, the market has become rather crowded, with a powerful upgrade to Ray Dream (reviewed issue 9, p100) and the cut-down version of LightWave 3D (Inspire 3D) both challenging it on features and price.

The Qbic's front panel is covered in an attractive, although not totally flattering, mirrored surface that conceals all the drives and inputs.

So far, so uninteresting: now we can do something slightly more exciting by giving our objects some surface textures that will show up when rendering. Before we do that, make sure the sphere is the cu

3D modelling and rendering is a huge topic, and this walkthrough has barely scratched the surface of trueSpace 3/SEs abilities. We havent even touched the proper modelling facilities: in particular ch

Nanotube fibres could help people literally climb the walls.

The first wave of high-profile avatars has come in the shape of Ananova and Vandrea, two virtual newscasters that might look similar on the surface, but behind the scenes are very different creatures

The look of the HP Compaq NC6000_106 is pure business with its black casing and silver trim. It's also one of the heavier laptops at 2.9kg.

I was recently in London for a business trip, in fact while writing this article, and I came across an opportunity that was simply too good to miss. I said to myself what the hell and paid a visit to

Cleverly extends Photoshop Elements’ appeal to both digital photo novices and the more experienced

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Aims to repurpose around three million discarded silicon wafers yearly.

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The two main concerns an end user has with their hard disk, capacity and reliability, continue to improve with advances in technology. Every six months or so, there is an increase in the areal density

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An older model, but in its day, everything about this set is big and clever. If you’re big and clever too, then you’ll want to get your wallet out

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