18 January 2013
Best science and technology pictures of the week
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- Storm front
- The coast of Guyana switched to “red alert” as several houses were hit by high tides. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Iron chef
- A cook in a robot-themed restaurant in Harbin, northeast China, where 20 robots perform chores, from ushering guests to waiting tables and cooking dishes. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Beached view
- Hundreds of people gather to see the dead body of a 15-metre sperm whale that washed up dead on the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Red-hot sight
- One of Europe's most active volcanoes, Stromboli, churned into activity north of Sicily, spewing out lava towards the sea. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Space inflatable
- NASA awarded a contract to Bigelow Aerospace to build an inflatable laboratory, which could be destined for the International Space Station in 2015. (Copyright: Bigelow Aerospace)
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- Bottle bank
- A glimpse inside Mexico City’s Water House company, which filters and recycles polluted rain water to be bottled and sold. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Smoke signals
- Air pollution in the Chinese capital Beijing reached levels judged as hazardous to human health, the smog (grey) clearly visible from space. (Copyright: Nasa)
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- Motor eyes
- It’s not Lightning McQueen, it’s the Lexus IS 350 F Sport, which made its world debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Through the mist
- An evocative picture captures smoke coming out from Roquette's factory chimmeys in Lestrem, northeastern France. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Feeding time
- A group of Brahminy kites (Haliastur indus) are the latest attraction at Ocean park along Manila Bay in the Philippines. (Copyright: Getty Images)
The most amazing pictures from the past seven days – including pollution as seen from space, active volcanoes and a robot restaurant.
