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Transportation

First Flight of Jet Powered By Algae-Fuel 255

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the fish-tanks-for-fuel-tanks dept.
s31523 writes "Today a US airline carrier conducted a 90 minute test flight with one of its engines powered by a 50/50 blend of biofuel and normal aircraft fuel. This was the first flight by a US carrier after other airlines have reported trying similar flights. In February 2008, a Virgin 747 flew from London to Amsterdam partly using a fuel derived from a blend of Brazilian babassu nuts and coconuts. At the end of December, one engine of an Air New Zealand 747 was powered by a 50/50 blend of jatropha plant oil and standard A1 jet fuel."
Microsoft

Submission + - MSDN or not?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: MSDN and sub sites have vanished... dos'ing or dozing techies? — you decide!
Quickies

Submission + - TGV breaks speed record

Submitted by zeux
zeux writes: While testing the new Paris — Strasbourg line, the TGV broke a 17 years old speed record (babelfish translation), travelling at 553 km/h (343 mph). The last record, of 515 km/h (320 mph), was set on May, 18th 1990. According to the French National Railroad Company (SNCF) the testing campaign will continue and speeds up to 570 km/h (354 mph) could be atteigned by June of this year.

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