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Since you have failed to provide a definition for evolution I will do it by the numbers:

ev·o·lu·tion [ev-uh-loo-shuhn or, esp. British, ee-vuh-] Show IPA
noun

1. any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane. (Has been observed – no problem)

2. a product of such development; something evolved: The exploration of space is the evolution of decades of research. (Has been observed and documented – no problem)

3. Biology . change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift. (Has been observed – no problem)

4. a process of gradual, peaceful, progressive change or development, as in social or economic structure or institutions. (Has been observed – no problem)

5. a motion incomplete in itself, but combining with coordinated motions to produce a single action, as in a machine. (Has been observed – no problem)

If you mean something different than those things listed above (dictionary definitions of the word “evolution”) then you need to clarify what you mean.. thank you!

Pluto and atoms are objects — evolution is a process – comparing the two is a non sequitur. As to the orbital time of Pluto- we have observed the full orbits of other planets so the assumptions behind estimating the orbit of Pluto can be tested and verified.

Lomax: A virus is not living – and antibiotics are not used to treat viral infections so you are talking nonsense.

Eridan And The Diamonds: Nonsense, in sexual reproduction only half of the parents traits are passed to the offspring so evolution is observed in every new generation – the allele frequency within a population necessarily changes every time a creature is born.

Zero – Exactly – Evolution is interesting but pretty meaningless, why some people say it disproves creation or god makes no sense…

biggalloot2003: Exactly Definition 3 – evolution is nothing more than adaptive changes within existing populations as a response to competition to resources. It explains the survival of existing kinds despite changes in the biosphere – nothing more! So there is no reason for religious to get their panties in a bind and there is no basis for skeptics to argue it disproves creation or God.

There is a hypothesis that has been going around that evolution can produce much bigger changes over time and even produce novel creatures but the various hypothetical mechanisms behind this hypothesis have eventually been disproved and the observed experience is that evolution over time produces a net loss in selectable options and once the genetic diversity has decreased to a certain point extinction is the inevitable result.

As a mechanical engineer, I have some friends in the automotive engineering business – fishin’ buddys.

The future craze in automotive bells and whistles will be in diesel engines.
Typically, gasoline engines get better overall performance, can rev higher and are just plain more versatile. The magic here is with the ignition timing; the spark plug initiates combustion at a desired point in the cycle, and advancing the spark lets the engine rev higher.

Diesel engines do not have ignition electronics; they depend on spontaneous combustion that happens when the air/fuel mixture is compress so high that spontaneous combustion occurs. Benefit is diesel engines are very efficient at a very focused or narrow band of engine speed. Great for working engines for manufacturing or driving boats long distances; just rev it up to 2200 rpm and keep it there. Good for heavily loaded trucks too, but BORING for sports cars — UNTIL NOW.

Today’s latest technology uses computerized forced induction (turbo or supercharging) that increases the air, and at the same time the fuel injection computer increases fuel in a way that causes the engine to revolve at higher speeds. It works so well, it is rivaling the characteristics of the gasoline engines. You get the massive torque typical in diesels, and you can get the long range fuel economy, AND you can get the high revving acceleration of a gasoline engine. Downside is if the computer or components ever start to fail, you’re not going to have a good day. Hopefully the design is robust and dependable — they’ve been working on the development engine for this for about 10 years and new products are hitting the market. First was the Audi super-sports car, the R8.

As are as the NEW 2014 BMW 520i, it’s a little dinky engine, 4 cylinder, twin turbo.
The twin turbo is TWO-STAGED turbo, meaning there is an initial small turbo that induces a low range of force, then a second high capacity turbo that is cumulative (additional to the first) boosting the air much higher for rapid accels.

It’s NEAT stuff.

The 520i is the traditional gasoline fuel injected engine.
Very respectable car also.

Hope this helps.