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What makes cheetahs so fast?Play

What makes cheetahs so fast?

BBC - Fri Jul 10, 12:45 PM ET

Scientists at Whipsnade Zoo are using high-speed cameras and a sensitive track to find out exactly what makes cheetahs the fastest running animals on the planet.

  • How well do DAB car radios work? Play
    How well do DAB car radios work? BBC - Tue Jul 7, 12:43 PM ET

    Zoe Kleinman tests an installed DAB car radio and one that plays digital stations on an FM car radio.

  • Tigers hosed down in heatwave Play
    Tigers hosed down in heatwave BBC - Wed Jul 1, 5:29 PM ET

    Tigers at the Isle of Wight zoo have been hosed down to help them keep cool as the south of the UK swelters.

  • Grid 'can cope with variable winds' Play
    Grid 'can cope with variable winds' BBC - Wed Jul 1, 9:51 AM ET

    The National Grid can cope with the changing quantities of power generated by wind power without suffering power cuts or a meltdown, a study says.

  • Wheelchair 'reads minds' to move Play
    Wheelchair 'reads minds' to move BBC - Tue Jun 30, 10:50 AM ET

    Researchers at Japanese car maker Toyota claim to have come up with a wheelchair that moves by reading people's minds.

  • Massive hydro-electric scheme opens Play
    Massive hydro-electric scheme opens BBC - Mon Jun 29, 12:09 PM ET

    A £140m scheme to produce enough electricity to power every home in Glasgow, using nothing but the power of water, is being opened by the Queen.

  • Round-the-world solar plane unveiled Play
    Round-the-world solar plane unveiled BBC - Fri Jun 26, 3:00 PM ET

    Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard has unveiled a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes eventually to fly around the world.

  • Brown: "we must not be victims" Play
    Brown: "we must not be victims" BBC - Thu Jun 25, 8:39 AM ET

    Gordon Brown has announced a new strategy to tackle internet-based crime and terrorism, with a new operations centre dedicated to countering cyber crime.

  • New HTC Hero smart phone revealed Play
    New HTC Hero smart phone revealed BBC - Wed Jun 24, 1:48 PM ET

    The Taiwanese firm HTC has launched a new touchscreen phone based on Google's Android operating system.

  • Spain turns to 'tech tourism' Play
    Spain turns to 'tech tourism' BBC - Wed Jun 24, 7:35 AM ET

    Spain's Ministry for Tourism has turned to new ideas to support what is a crucial sector of the economy. It is offering new attractions to tourists and one of the proposals is 'Technology Tourism.'

  • How technology steers F1 cars Play
    How technology steers F1 cars BBC - Fri Jun 19, 12:09 PM ET

    A look at the hi-tech workings of a Formula 1 steering wheel, with Andy Stevenson from Force India.

  • Zero-gravity Moon mission training Play
    Zero-gravity Moon mission training BBC - Fri Jun 19, 3:11 AM ET

    As the fortieth anniversary of the first Moon landing approaches the BBC's Richard Westcott got a taste of weightlessness on a zero-gravity training flight.