The concept of a brilliant new train innovation was created by Chinese designer Chen Jianjun: getting on&off a train and the train doesn’t even stop. High-speed trains waste both energy and time by having to slow down to stop at the stations and speed up when leaving them.
Moving platforms would allow passengers to board and get off a high-speed train without the train stopping at the stations. The passengers at a station wait in a connector cabin above the tracks. More »
In the nearest future people will be taking the train from China to the US.
China is considering building its first intelligent high-speed train. It will be produced by CSR Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd in Qingdao which is a coastal city in east China. The high-speed railway line will pass through the Siberia and Bering Strait; it will run across the Pacific Ocean by approximately 200 km undersea tunnel to Alaska, and then south through Canada to the US. The entire journey will take two days and the train will travel at an average of 350 kmh. The line will be 13,000 km long, almost 3,000 km more than the Trans-Siberian Railway. More »
The first glow-in-the-dark road project was piloted on April 10 on a highway near Oss, a city in the southern Netherlands. It was received with great enthusiasm. On a 0,3 mile stretch of the highway traditional streetlights has been replaced by light-absorbing markings that are glowing in the dark.
Daan Roosegaarde, a lead designer and founder of Studio Roosegaarde together with the construction group Heijmans developed a special photo-luminescent powder that, when mixed with ordinary road paint charges up in sunlight and releases a green glow in the dark for up to 10 hours. More »
Austria-based company Marchi Mobile has recently launched a range of ultra-luxurious recreational vehicles. Its state-of-the-art eleMMent Palazzo, the most expensive and extravagant mobile home in the world, has already gone on the market. Seriously fancier and more expensive than a lot of nice houses, the 3-million vehicle represents a luxury villa on wheels equipped with more amenities you can imagine and accessories you never thought you’d see in an RV. Since it is designed for consumers who aren’t concerned with its price, the eleMMent Palazzo is said to be popular with those who are filthy rich and is definitely out most people’s budget.
As soon as you see the Palazzo coming down the road, you realize that this isn’t just a common RV. Some people find its look too futuristic with the cockpit positioned on the second level of the vehicle and featuring a massive circular window with a single-arm windscreen wiper. More »
Tampa is welcoming the 15th Annual Intern
ational Indian Film Academy and now the city is flooded by thousands of Bollywood fans who have traveled from all over the world to see their favorite Indian film stars.
The 15th IIFA Awards four-day extravaganza started on Wednesday with a public party aiming to introduce US to Indian culture and films. On Thursday IIFA Rocks was hosted by Saif Ali Khan. And yesterday IIFA Magic of the Movies took place at Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheater. The culmination is the main award ceremony that will take place at Raymond James Stadium tonight.
According to the organisers about 800 million people are expected to watch the IIFA Awards show on television or the internet. More »
It sometimes happens while driving, you see a police patrol behind you or a speed trap, most often you flash your lights to warn the oncoming car which is driving too fast. You feel happy you have just helped a complete stranger to avoid a speeding ticket. However, another deputy stops you and hands you a ticket for inappropriate use of headlights. Shocked isn’t even the right word to describe your feelings at that moment. Don’t worry; it seems that the ticket could easily be fought in court.
The same thing happened to a commercial truck driver Christopher Hill, 38, of Klamath Falls, on U.S. Highway 140 near White City last September. After being fined for misusing his headlights, Chris contested the $260 ticket and said that his actions are protected as free speech. More »
