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… a dream? an impossibility? Or a near reality whose time is approaching? Historically supersonic jets have had two problems: they consume tremendous amounts of fuel, and their sonic booms make them unwelcome in many airports. The sonic boom problem may now have been fixed:

http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn9628-new-supersonic-business-jet-takes-shape.html

These sea creatures from deep portions of the ocean have to be seen to be believed. And even then, it’s hard to believe!

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/earth/deep-sea/mg19125603.900-unseen-oceans-revelations-from-the-abyss.html

Yesterday, Tesla Motors started taking orders for a two-seat car that

1. goes from zero to 60 mph in 4 seconds
2. goes 250 miles on a single charge
3. runs entirely on electricity
4. can be recharged in 3.5 hours

At the current national average retail price for electricity, that’s the equivalent of 150 miles per gallon.

The car is expensive, costing up to $100,000, but perhaps by aiming at the sports car enthusiast market they can create a viable business, and then move into other segments of the automobile industry.

For more, see: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/19/business/19electric.html

For photographs, see: http://blog.wired.com/teslacar/