Since 2002, between the months of April and May, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), established by the U.S. government has in place the draft webcams spread on the surface of the North Pole. The main objective is to collect images of the environment, to analyze weather conditions and levels of ice.
Hubble Space Telescope
Launched into space in 1990, the Hubble has become the most amazing invention in the history of astronomy. Placed in the atmosphere, about 625 km above the Earth, this telescope is equipped with highly powerful lenses, to enable the clear observation of the universe and the astronomical phenomena that occur in billions of light years away.
iPhone
Developed and marketed by apple inc. is a portable multimedia phone, with very advanced features, and is therefore considered a smartphone. Has a VGA screen (320x480 px), sensitive to the touch and has features such as text messages, visual voicemail and internet access (email, browser, Wi-Fi spot). In addition, can also be used as camera and iPod.
OQO Model 02
Presented by Bill Gates in January 2007, the OQO Model 02 is the smallest and well-equipped laptop. Weighs around 500g and comes to lie in a pocket. its main characteristics are: five-inch LCD screen and a maximum resolution of 1200x720 pixels, illuminated keyboard, 1.5 GHz processor, hard disk, 30 or 60 GB and 512 MB or 1GB of RAM. Runs on Windows Vista and have internet Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Attractive, but expensive!
Voyager
In the 1970s, NASA launched into space two space probes - the voyager1 and voyager2. The objective of this program was to explore and photograph the planets Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune. Voyager1 remains in space for over 30 years. It has already travelled more than 15 billion kilometers, and sends the signals to Earth, which takes 14 hours to be received.
Laser
Though already in 1916 Albert Einstein has launched the foundation for building the laser, this came only in 1960 through the intervention of the American physicist Theodore H. Maiman. and success was such that the Laser has been applied to many different areas such as medicine, industry, science, technology, appliances, etc.., which in most, has contributed to improving the quality of human life.
Internet
No doubt that this is the best and most wonderful world of technology. The Internet is not only storage of knowledge and information of incalculable dimensions, but also allows us to perform an endless activities, without having to leave home. Only to have an idea of its impact in the world, the Internet is used by about 17% of the world's population, equivalent to about one billion people. Amazing!
Escrito por: Carolina Maio
Postado por: Pedro Callapez
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