bike resembling the ones from Return of the Jedi has been developed by a US firm, bringing science fiction to life.California-based firm Aerofex created an aerial vehicle with two ducted rotors instead of wheels, which originates from a design abandoned in the 1960s because of stability and rollover problems.The aerospace firm managed to fix the stability issue by creating a mechanical system controlled by two control bars at knee-level that allows the vehicle to respond to a human pilot's leaning movements and natural sense ofbalance, Innovation News daily reports. More Lufthansa flight attendants delay strike decision until Tuesday Lufthansas (LH) flight attendants, represented by the UFO union, will delay a decision on a possible strike to Aug. 28 while they consider a new pay offer (ATW Daily News, Aug. 17). More Horizon Air faces $1million fine for wrong rivets The US FAA has proposed a civil penalty of $1 million against Seattle, Wash.-based Horizon Air for allegedly operating 22 Bombardier DHC-8-402 turboprop airliners on more than 186,000 flights after installing security flight deck doors using blind rivets instead of the required solid rivets. MoreEx-Navy SEAL faces legal jeopardy for writing about bin Laden raid A senior military official tells NBC News the special operations community feels betrayed by the former SEAL who published a book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. MoreEleitores holandeses sao contra compra de cacas F-35, mas Ministerio de Defesa diz que programa segue em frente A Holanda pretende aumentar seus cortes nos gastos com defesa, e abandonar o projeto de compra de cacas JSF (Joint Strike Fighter). Numa pesquisa feita pelo Instituto de Relacoes Internacionais Clingendael, 75% dos 1.500 eleitores holandeses selecionados disseram ser a favor do programa do governo de reducao dos gastos militares e querem desistir da compra de novos cacas Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. MaisCuriosity adds color to Martian peak This mosaic was assembled from pictures taken by the Curiosity rover's navigation camera over several days (in black and white) as well as its Mastcam 34 camera (in color, with contrast enhanced to bring out detail). Gaps in the Martian sky have been filled based on the shading in existing imagery./NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS / Ken Kremer / Marco Di LorenzoOver the past few days, we've been tracking the assembly of a giant jigsaw puzzle from Mars, delivered piece by piece by NASA's Curiosity rover. Today, image-processing wizards are adding more of the key pieces to fill out the picture of the 3-mile-high mountain that the car-sized rover is facing. MoreIdentificados piloto e passageiro de aviao desaparecido A Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil (ANAC) identificou o piloto e um passageiro que estavam na aeronave de pequeno porte, prefixo PT FEM, desparecida na noite desta terca-feira logo apos decolar do Aeroporto de Jacarepagua, Zona Oeste do Rio. Mais British Airways Engineering's Avionics Business Celebrates Milestone British Airways Engineering on Thursday announced that its avionics subsidiary has officially released over one million units. More Arctic sea ice levels to reach record low within days The dramatic melt expected over