Wimbledon Semi Finals Live for Men's Final Four

The Wimbledon semi finals are live for today, as the live men's semi finals try to match the Wimbledon women's semi finals. Today's live Wimbledon semi finals could see history being made in both matches, setting things up for an even more historic Wimbledon final.

The Wimbledon semi finals have Roger Federer trying to move closer to a record 15'th Grand Slam, but he will not be the crowd favorite. The real main event in Britain for the Wimbledon semi finals is Andy Murray, whom the whole country will be cheering for live later today.

For the first of the Wimbledon semi finals, Roger Federer tries to take care of business. Federer is the heavy favorite against the most unlikely player in the semi finals, 24'th seeded Tommy Haas. However, Haas may have come to play, as Federer had to work hard to beat Haas 7-6 in the first set.

A Haas win would knock Federer out in the Wimbledon semi finals for the first time in many years. The Wimbledon crowd may root for it, since Haas is the underdog - and since Haas may be an easier opponent in the Wimbledon finals for Andy Murray.

But Murray has to get through the Wimbledon semi finals first, as his live match will likely be at around noon est. The villain going against him will be Andy Roddick, as he continues to try and get his second Grand Slam title.

If Federer gets through the semi finals, he may want to root for Roddick to win. This is partly because no one will root for Federer against Murray, and because Murray has beaten Federer frequently in his career - while Roddick loses constantly to Federer in Grand Slams.

No matter what, a Federer-Murray final may even surpass the hype of Federer-Nadal last year, at least in Britain. Even though Murray is Scottish, he is Britain's adopted son, as he tries to be the first British Wimbledon champion since the 1930's.

Source : www.associatedcontent.com

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Coming soon: Cars which would allow drivers 'to eat and sleep'

Imagine cars that would allow you to eat, read, watch television and even sleep behind the wheel while travelling at a speed of 70 mph on the highway.

Your imagination could someday turn into a reality, thanks to scientists who claim to have developed lasers-guided vehicles, using a system which will lock cars using sensors as well as wireless technology, allowing up to ten at a time to cruise in "car train" convoys.

And, according to the scientists at Volvo, the sensors will synchronise each car to follow in the wake of the vehicle which is directly ahead, with a laser calculating the speed relative to other cars at a rate of 50 times a second.

Interestingly, the only steering and braking would be done by a professional driver at the front of the convoy.

"It would be the same as sitting on a bus or a train, with the big difference that when you come to your exit you take over and you go directly to your destination without having to switch vehicles.

"The professional driver leading the convoy will be responsible for the safety of those behind him. But, those joining the convoy will be taking only the same sort of risks that those jumping on a bus or tube are taking," Jonas Ekmark, a safety researcher at Volvo cars, told the Daily Mail.

Volvo expects the cars to drive just three feet apart in order to stay in contact. The drivers would then join the convoy at the back and allow the system to lock them in to the steering and braking patterns of the vehicles ahead.

At the point where the driver has booked to leave the convoy, their car would be guided by the new technology on to their chosen slip road, the scientists said.

The system would even allow the car train to overtake slow-moving vehicles, according to them. Volvo and six other companies — including British technology firm Ricardo UK — are working on the project.

They hope to start testing the system at Volvo's practice roads outside Gothenburg, in Sweden, in late 2010 and expect to launch a prototype in 2011. The technology could then be rolled out across Europe by 2018.

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