NASA has developed an electric powered personal stealth aircraft called the "Puffin." It's a dual prop plane, barely bigger than the pilot, VTOL-capable, and capable of reaching speeds up to 480 kmh:
http://www.universetoday.com/2010/01/21/nasa-unveils-personal-aircraft/
Be sure to view the video.
Technology is advancing at an exponential rate often called the "Law of Accelerating Returns." If futurist predictions prove correct, we'll have advanced molecular manufacturing by around 2025, and possibly the replacement of humanity by vastly advanced machines a decade or two later.
This is a chronicle of our journey to that future, one advancing technology article at a time. I post the more significant and interesting articles as I come across them.
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New Target for Alzheimer’s: Researchers Discover Enzyme Behind Tau Protein Build-Up
https://scitechdaily.com/new-target-for-alzheimers-researchers-discover-enzyme-behind-tau-protein-build-up/
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http://www.sltrib.com/home/3898355-155/albuquerque-weighs-getting-more-solar-power
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"An experimental demonstration of a quantum calculation has shown that a single molecule can perform operations thousands of times fast...
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