Lunchtime Photos of Everyday Citizens During the ’70s

Throughout the late ‘70s, photographer Charles H Traub traveled around Chicago, New York City and several European cities to capture everyday citizens during lunch time. His impromptu shots show his subjects—all dressed in the charismatic outfits of the time—as they pose for the camera—some clearly a bit perplexed by the situation. Click through to see more from the photo series, titled “Lunch Time.”

NASA Begins Working on the Concorde Jet’s Successor

NASA has hired aerospace company Lockheed Martin to design a “low-boom” supersonic passenger plane that could become the successor to the famous Concorde jet. The “low-boom” specification of the design would require it to break the sound barrier with a “soft thump” rather than the boisterous boom supersonic flight is known for. It will be the first X-plane in NASA’s New Aviation Horizons initiative. Read …

Instant Learning is Close to Becoming a Reality

Anyone who’s ever studied for a test, prepared for a job interview, or watched The Matrix has probably wished they could instantly download information to their brain. It sounds completely sci-fi, but scientists are on the brink of making it a reality. Researchers at HRL Laboratories have successfully proven that using transcranial direct current stimulation on pilot trainees can rapidly advance their flying skills. The …