A permanent internet connection in space is gradually turning into a reality after the first node was connected to the International Space Station (ISS)

From flying cars to hoverboards, and AI to lasers, we delve into 10 technologies from a list of iconic films and find out just how close we are to making each a reality

A California company is offering personal satellites for sale at bargain basement prices, complete with all the necessary gear to launch, monitor and run your own satellite from the "privacy" of your home computer.

Frederic Tapissier and Serge Brunier traversed the globe to capture 1200 stunning images of the Milky Way to help create the online based European Gigagalaxy Zoom project - an 800 million pixel panorama.

We take a look at how Europe has used recent advancements in telescope technology to create its own super telescope, and learned a few tricks from the American based Hubble.

One of the universe's greatest secrets may soon have its picture taken, thanks to the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), which can record 3,200 megapixel images

Hubble and Herschel aren't the only star gazers in the universe. New born stars have been sighted at the centre of our own galaxy with the help of NASA's six year-old infrared telescope, the Spitzer

All the space you need, with no caps on storage or bandwidth sounds pretty good - just watch out for the fine print.

Scientists have used the aptly named 'Very Large Telescope' in Chile to get one of the clearest views ever taken of the Arches Cluster, a cluster of young stars that teaches us much about our own Milky Way.

Microsoft pulls a rabbit out of a hat with their new Natal Xbox motion controller, and we get flashbacks of Nintendo's Power Glove and shonky 90s virtual reality

Lenovo's C100 features an Atom-powered desktop housed within a stylish 18.5" monitor, which hides the guts of a cheap and cheerful system.

Taking a page out of the popular science fiction series, scientists have managed to turn aluminium into a new transparent form of matter, after it was placed under extreme ultraviolent radiation.

Look out Windows, Ubuntu has crossed over into the netbook space and has debuted on the HP Mini 1000 Mi. And strangely enough, it weighs less than the same Windows model.

As the Guinness Books of Records may prove, people are fascinated with all things big and small. The Sharp Aquos LB-1085 makes us dream big with 108in

While Apple has banned a C64 emulator on the iPhone, it seems you'll have no problem playing classic emulation ROMs like Maniac Mansion or Space Taxi if you own a Google Android phone.

We've had a quick play and can report that it's safe to go with Windows XP on the mini notebook. Read on for more specs.

The latest Avatar trailer takes a closer look at the battle tech behind the film - but we can't help compare it to James Cameron's Aliens in tone and style.

Loaded up your laptop with high-def movies? Sony's new projector with twin-HDMI inputs feels the love for both laptops and Blu-Ray boxes.

Scientists are betting on a new high tech material, which is among the strongest and thinnest known materials in the universe

Find out how Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 ups the ante in speech recognition.