Best science and technology pictures of the week

News imageThis photo of the Matterhorn's North Face won the Professional Landscape category in the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards. (Nenad Saljic/Sony World Photography Awards/AP Images)
This photo of the Matterhorn's North Face won the Professional Landscape category in the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards. (Nenad Saljic/Sony World Photography Awards/AP Images)

The most amazing pictures from the past seven days – featuring stunning views of Earth and space, bionic limbs and robot protests.

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