Plugless EV Charging Stations from Evatran

Wireless EV charging station introduced.. wow! Much sooner than expected. See this posting. Evatrans technology is based on electromagnetic induction. This system is only about 10% less efficient than a cord-based charging system.

CHAdeMO Quick Charging Tech for EVs

CHAdeMO is a new proposed standard for quick charging electric vehicles at Level 3 or higher. Is this Level 4 charging? Anyway, here is an announcement about it. This is definitely something to follow in the coming years as EVs and PHEVs are mass produced.

Evidence of Natural Selection in Humans

Research of Han and Tibetian human genetics has uncovered evidence of human evolution by natural selection in recent history. The amazing part is that this has occurred over a period of approximately the last 3000-10000 years. Here is the NYTimes article.

Terrafugia Flying Car Cleared by FAA

The world's first flying car, Terrafugia Transition, just received FAA approval according to this article. Delivery is expected in late 2011 and will cost about $195k.