This edition sheds light on Thailand's recent political, social and economic developments, covering the coup of 2006, the violet street politics of May 2010, and the landmark election of 2011 and its aftermath.

Describes the development of various types of robots, the challenges inherent in making them more and more complex, and uses of robots now and in the future.

Explains how the computer is used to create animation and compares the approach to traditional animation.

"Giovanni Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768) is one of the most popular of all old master painters. His views of Venice and London are much celebrated and admired. Canaletto began his career as a scene-painter with his father and his early work, such as the Architectural Capriccio of 1723, reflects this training. Unlike most of his fellow artists, Canaletto was interested in depicting the world around him, but he was more than a mere recorder of the amazing...