Expensive fuel

New highs for petrol and diesel ensure high costs at the petrol stations. An end is not in sight. Especially on holidays where the demand is high, the rise of the price is noticeable. But how do these prices result and what can we do?

The oil price reaches nearly daily new highs. The main reason for this is the speculation with oil. Fears that oil can exhaust in future pushes the price up although new oil fields are permanently discovered. Furthermore the demand for oi, especially in emerging countries such as China is rising. [...]

Mobile phones affect motorists and pedestrians

That mobile phones distract drivers and lead therefore to more accidents is well known. But also pedestrians are affected negative. [...]

Safe driving

In the past there were innovations such as airbags, safety belt, better materials or a more stable body that made cars more safe. Today computer systems assist the driver to drive more comfortable and safe. [...]

Space tourism, vacation in space

Once see the earth from space or walk on moon. The dream of people looking at the sky by night. Previously reserved only for astronauts this could become reality for civilists in this century. [...]

Starting the car using the fingerprint

Today cars are ignited usually by key or by pressing a button. Now Hitachi has developed a system whereby it is possible, to identify the driver by fingerprint and to start the car with. Hitachi uses their own finger veins collection. [...]

Retina chip helps blind

A retinal chip developed in Tübingen enables blind patients to perceive contours. A little hope for blind people. But the chip can only help those people whose nerve cells and related brain regions are still in tact and whose blindness is the result of a retinal disease. [...]

Car exhibition in Geneva

The 77th car exhibition in Geneva/Switzerland opens the doors. Until the 18th of march the news of the atomobile branch can be seen there. The climate change leaves one's marks here too. [...]

Flyke - flying bikes

Why not build a bike with which you can fly? Such a question had probably have the employees of Flesh Breeze. The ultra-light aircraft is a bicycle which is lifted into the air by a propeller and a screen. [...]