PERSONAL TRANSPORT
The Segway Human Transporter, a self-balancing two-wheeled 20 kilometre per hour electric vehicle which the rider stands up on, has been banned from the sidewalks of supposedly tech-friendly San Francisco. Other Californian cities may follow suit.
ROCKET SCIENCE
By the time you read this, an ion thruster should have placed ESA’s errant Artemis satellite into its correct orbit. This is the first time such engines have been used for main propulsion, rather than keeping a craft in a fixed position.
IDENTITY THEFT
The number of frauds in the US in which the criminal uses someone else’s credit card…
