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It is one of the classic sights in all science fiction cinema, especially when depicting the future. How many times have you seen a flying car sweeping past a building in movies like `Blade Runner`, `The Fifth element` and `Minority Report“ However, one of the stables of futuristic thrillers may be about to become a reality? This comes after the news a Japanese company has tested a flying car. NEC, the electronics firm, demonstrated the vehicle inside a massive cage at a test site in Abiko, a city and Chiba Prefecture; an administrative subdivision, near Tokyo. The flying car is often referred to as an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft or EVtol. During the demonstration, using four propellers, resembling a drone, it managed to rise off the ground for sixty seconds. The test vehicle then repeated the action in what is regarded a successful experiment, but barely scratches the surface of what the government of Japan has in mind for flying cars. An EVtol is categor...

Millions of viewers were hooked to their television screens on Saturday night recently to watch the launch of the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing. They may have wondered who the guests were or marvelled at the skills of the professional dancers but something else may have caught their eye. It seemed, while they were driving to meet the celebrities, two of the dancers, AJ Pritchard and Johannes Radebe, were travelling in an overgrown children’s toy car, which may have looked familiar. Image Credit: bbc.com Some people may have thought it was a mock-up, built by an over industrious BBC prop department, but it was for real. Incredibly, design geniuses have developed a grown-up version of a classic toy car you can actually drive on the roads. Do you remember those fantastic plastic Little Tikes cars, painted red and yellow, enjoyed by millions of children back in the day and still going strong today? They are, for many people, an important part of their childhood, so m...

How many times has this happened to you? Probably more than you can count. You are a motorist driving home, or heading off on a trip, and you notice your tank is running empty. You need to fill up, so you find the nearest petrol station, but you notice something different. The labels on the petrol pumps seemed to have changed, as most service stations in Scotland have brought in a new system on diesel and petrol pumps. The fuel may not have altered, but you should be aware of the new labels, to guarantee you select the right pump when stopping to fill your tank. This past June saw the Department of Transport introduce the Know Your Fuel campaign, to school motorists on the importance of biofuels. This is all part of the UK government’s drive (no pun intended), outlined in the Road to Zero plan, to eradicate the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles in twenty years. So, to keep you abreast of the new labelling system at the service station, if you wish to fill up with petrol, it ...