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Archive for February 7th, 2007

What if there were flying cars?

Rafi Yoeli has an unconventional solution to saving people from burning high-rises or rescuing soldiers trapped behind enemy lines: a flying car.
Yoeli already has gotten a rudimentary vehicle off the ground - about three feet - and hopes to see a marketable version of his X-Hawk flying car by 2010.
Although his dream might seem far-fetched, [...]

Today in History - February 7

1964: Beatlemania arrives in the US
The four members of the British hit band, the Beatles, have arrived in New York at the start of their first tour of the United States.
The young men, with their now infamous mop-head hairstyles, stepped onto the tarmac at Kennedy Airport just after 1300 local time.
There were more than 3,000 [...]

Locked in an eternal embrace

Yesterday at Mantua, in an amazing echo of that heartrending story, archaeologists revealed the discovery of a couple locked in a tender embrace, one that has endured for more than 5,000 years.
The find was unearthed by experts digging at a neolithic site at a less than romantic industrial estate. Scientists are to examine the skeletons [...]