Flying cars aren't just science fiction anymore. Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia Inc. said on Monday that its prototype flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying.

The vehicle - dubbed the Transition - has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. Last month, it flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes. Commercial jets fly at 35,000 feet.It's expected to cost $279,000. And it won't help if you're stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.

The world's tallest treehouse, located in Crossville, Tennessee.Builder Horace Burgess took 11 years to build the tree house.Horace, who lives in the 10 story wooden house, said he begun the build in 1993.The enormous treehouse is a whopping 10,000 square feet but only cost Horace a reasonable $12,000 thanks to his thrifty use of recycled materials.

There are six trees supporting the tree house and it tooks 2,68,000 nails to put everyting together.Inside there are spiral staircases, a sanctuary, a choir loft, a basketball court, and countless rooms, walkways and balconies.

A barge carrying a magnificent set of giant Olympic rings was launched on the London river to mark 150 days until the start of the Games.Measuring 11 metres (36ft) high and 25 metres (82ft) wide, the glowing display sailed regally through the city centre on a barge pulled along by a tugboat.

Mr Boris Johnson the Mayor of London, said "2012 is one of the most thrilling years in our city’s history and as we welcome the world, we have an unprecedented opportunity to showcase and strengthen London’s outstanding culture and creativity, which are a hugely important part of our economy.From museums to theatre, and music to design, we have a reputation that is second to none and London’s finest artists and organisations are producing an exceptional range of brand new cultural events that will add to the excitement of hosting the Games".

Google has been accused of compromising U.S. national security - by allowing aerial shots of secret military bases to be viewed by the general public through its online Maps program.

The discovery of a hidden airstrip at Yucca Lake in Nevada, which is used for testing the R-170 drones similar to the one lost in Iran last week, has raised further concern.



'Google is making public what was once the sole province of the military and intelligence community, making this a brave new world for the intel agencies as well,' Cedric Leighton told FoxNews.com.

Aviation website Flight Global claimed to have discovered the secret Yukka Lake venue, which shows satellite images of either a Predator or Reaper drone on the airstrip.

These incredible pictures show how Dutch architecture firm MVRDV somehow managed to design the eerie 260-metre and 300-metre towers next to each other, connected by a ‘pixelated cloud’.

And in a good contender for quote of the year, a company statement insists they did not ‘see the resemblance during the design process’ for the buildings - due to be completed in Seoul in 2015.

Dutch architects reveal plans for apartment towers in Seoul, South Korea.But they incredibly appear to look like World Trade Center exploding on 9/11.Company MVRDV says it didn't 'see resemblance during the design process'.

Aircrafts sits on a flooded tarmack at the Don Muang domestic airport in Bangkok on November 10, 2011. Don Muang airport has been closed for weeks due to the worst flooding in Thailand's history where the airport becomes shipyard.

WARSAW -- More than 200 passengers on a flight from Newark, N.J., to Poland had a miraculous escape Tuesday after the pilot landed the Boeing 767 on its belly.The LOT Airlines plane was carrying 230 people when it was forced to make a crash landing in Warsaw after an electrical failure meant the landing gear could not be deployed, TVN24 reported.

The plane circled over the airport in the Polish capital for more than an hour but could not get the landing gear to work due to the fault. The pilot then dumped fuel before warning passengers to prepare for an emergency landing.





All aircraft due to land were diverted to other airports, and emergency vehicles prepared for the landing. Some roads around the airport were closed.

Jobs quit his post as CEO with immediate effect and will be replaced by COO, Tim Cook. He leaves behind a huge gaping hole, not just in Apple but also in the larger technology and electronic industries.