It’s not commonly known, but over 50 years ago Chrysler was developing turbine-powered cars. Big advantage of the gas turbine:  It can run on pretty much any flammable liquid.  An idea whose time has come, maybe?

A turbine-powered car might be just what the doctor ordered in our era of $3/gallon gasoline.  Aside from the Chrysler prototypes, there has been at least one other famous turbine-powered car – and with atomic batteries, no less.

In other technical news, the escalator of the future is here.

And, in some non-technical news, free speech may be making a comeback on college campuses. Long overdue, if you ask me.

And on that freely expressed note, we return you to your Tuesday, already in progress.