March 9, 2010
South Korean researchers today launched an environmentally friendly public transportation system using a “recharging road.” The vehicle sucks power magnetically from buried electrical strips.
Today, the Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV) went into service at an amusement park in southern Seoul, towing three buses. If it proves successful, they plan to use it as a bus system [...]
March 9, 2010
Travellers got a bit of a boost today as strike talks continue and further talks were agreed. The union, Unite, representing 12,000 cabin crew said they will carry on talks with BA officials for an extra day.
No agreements have been made as yet and the deadline for an end to talks was pushed back from [...]
March 9, 2010
Chinese engineers are working on an ambitious project. Their latest plans are a train to take you from London to Beijing in two days.
The 200mph ‘Orient Express-style’ rail line China wants to build through Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia, they will also pay for, in return to access to the natural resources of [...]
March 9, 2010
After the Second World War the landed gentry were hit with the imposition of new death duties; suddenly the future existence of Britain’s most glorious ancestral homes was in jeopardy.
Some handed over their homes to the National Trust, but others fought on. Lord Bath famously established the Lions of Longleat and the Duke of Bedford [...]
March 8, 2010
Sunshine can boost your spirits and your immune system. Vitamin D, which your skin gets when exposed to the sun, can help protect the body from disease.
Vitamin D, which is made when our skin is exposed to sunlight, helps activate white blood cells that protect the body from flu, food poisoning and even cancer.
The discovery [...]
March 8, 2010
According to figures released in 6th March by Trivago, Europe’s hotel prices in March are 7 per cent cheaper than a year ago.
The average price of a night in a European hotel now will cost about €102, or the same as in February 2010. However, rising prices in Southern and Central Europe have risen, cancelling [...]