8 February 2013
Best science and technology pictures of the week
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- Drill thrill
- Nasa's Curiosity rover drilled down into the Martian rock for the first time. It will take a powdered sample that can be delivered to the vehicle's onboard labs. (Copyright: Nasa)
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- Clean-up operation
- Staff at the RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife Centre wash a stricken guillemot bird covered in a oil additive from a pollution spill near Taunton, UK. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Million-dollar man
- “Rex”, the world's first 'bionic man', at London’s Science Museum. Costing $1million, Rex has prosthetic limbs, artificial blood system and organs. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Ice ride
- Tourists ride on specially constructed "ice-chairs" on the frozen Houhai Lake during severe pollution in Beijing, China. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Time keeper
- The world’s first speaking clock, at the Paris Observatory, will be celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Say Ahhhh
- Pygmy elephant “Joe” at Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Malaysia. The authorities are investigating why 14 rare Borneo pygmy elephants were found dead last month. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Space robot
- The Expedition 34 crew members on board the International Space Station carried out tests on Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot in space. (Copyright: Nasa)
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- Rocket launcher
- A Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying six Globalstar-2 F1 satellites is mounted on the launch pad of the Russian-leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Hail to the king!
- Researchers announced that the remains found in a Leicester car park were those of King Richard III – and that they were able to reconstruct his face. (Copyright: Getty Images)
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- Special recognition
- US National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation ready to be awarded by President Barack Obama at the White House. (Copyright: Getty Images)
The most amazing pictures from the past seven days – including cosmic storms, the first bionic man and how to clean a bird covered in oil.
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Birth of stars, life at sub-zero temperatures and micro-living in the city
Pollution from space, active volcanoes and a robot restaurant
Amazing Lego sculptures, freakish weather… and Big Bird
Gruesome tools, environmental disasters and intimate views from space.
Christmas treats and the end of the world
Bathing snow monkeys, a tweeting pope and elephant dung coffee.
Architectural giants and a new way of seeing the Moon
Red pandas, Saturn and Nature’s unstoppable forces
The world's largest bloom, the world's largest aquarium and the world's fastest sailing boat
Venice under water, a total eclipse and a pedestrian-avoiding car
Space shuttle, Baumgartner and Hurricane Sandy
The best of 2012 galleries:
A year in space
The year in technology
A year of discovery
People of the year
The year in weather
The year in wildlife
Weird and wonderful
Places
New frontiers
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