Further alterations were later made, including changes to the mill's second waterwheel to drive a surface water pump and haul trucks from a neighbouring gypsum mine.

BBC: Cumbria's Acorn Bank Mill grinds first flour for 70 years

It's got 8 speakers, a subwoofer, a removable keyboard, slot-load DVD drive, a "leather-like" surface.

ENGADGET: Live coverage of Michael Dell

Oceaneering leases the machines to oil companies, including BP, but sends its own crew to drive the complicated robots from boats on the surface of the water.

CNN: John D. Sutter

Drivers have been warned to drive slowly and carefully whenever they travel, particularly through surface water.

BBC: Pothole

By studying these clouds from every angle and at every point in their life cycle, researchers hope to learn more about how these storms, which can drive air more than 13km above the Earth's surface, will contribute to climate change in a warming environment.

ECONOMIST: Climatology

The drive compliments any home entertainment system with a sleek hi-gloss surface built around a slim case measuring 150mmx25mmx198mm and 430g.

ENGADGET: Samsung unveils new optical storage drive, wirelessly transmits and backs up your physical content

These not only provide the light to drive by, but are also capable of projecting pictures or videos onto a screen or other surface.

ENGADGET: Mercedes-Benz GLA concept puts laser projectors in headlights, redefines SUV

Niko Kranjcar tried his luck on the unpredictable surface with a speculative 25-yard effort and Aston Villa's Carson allowed the dipping drive to bounce in front of him and skid into the net.

CNN: Croatia crush England Euro dreams

We're not going to front like we understand exactly how it works, but two IBM researchers in California have announced that they've gotten closer to controlling the orientation and magnetic spin of individual iron atoms on a copper surface, which would have huge implications for nanotech storage -- imagine the basic tech in your hard drive shrunk down the molecular level.

ENGADGET: IBM researchers get closer to nanotech hard drives