How to keep drones flying when a motor fails
Credit: UZH As anxious passengers are often reassured, commercial aircrafts can easily continue to fly even if one of the ...
Tag: Transportation/Travel
10 UTA students land coveted transportation fellowships
UTA students have earned 40-plus Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships in recent yearsCredit: UT Arlington Ten students from The University of Texas ...
Scientists discover how our brains track where we and others go
NIH-funded study suggests our brains may be more in tune with each other than we thinkCredit: Courtesy of Suthana lab, ...
Taking greenhouse gas analysis on the road, er, rails
Train-mounted sensors are a cost-effective way to monitor emissions over an entire cityCredit: University of Utah Research-grade air quality sensors ...
NASA-UT Hypersonics Project aims to transform sensing for high-speed vehicles
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin. NASA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research ...
Corona pandemic could be better tackled by reducing aerosol transmission.
Working committee particulate matter (AAF) recommends concrete countermeasures for indoor areas: masks, ventilation, air purification and overhead extractionCredit: Hartmut Herrmann ...
Energy efficiency: Innovations that drive prosperity and slash emissions
New edited volume shows the intimate link between energy efficiency and the technologies that will drive tomorrow's economic growthCredit: World ...
Microplastics in the death zone
Scientists find plastic fibres in snow samples from Mount EverestCredit: Baker Perry, National Geographic Scientists have identified the highest recorded ...
Tokyo’s voluntary standstill may have stopped COVID-19 in its tracks
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo - Why did Japan largely contain COVID-19 despite famously jam-packed ...
One last trip: when tourism embraces the terminally ill
This is a hidden community for whom tourism isn't merely a recreation, it could be a need; but they require ...
Comparing the promise and reality of e-scooters
A critical assessment of equity improvements and mode-shiftCredit: Michael McQueen Is shared micromobility the ideal first/last mile supplement to transit? ...
AI traffic congestion research earns Future Leaders Fellowship
Dr. Mauro Vallati has received a prestigious Future Leaders Fellowship for his innovative research into systems driven by artificial intelligence ...
The rise of ‘zoom towns’ in the rural west
Growing populations in gateway communities cause urgent planning challenges; the GNAR initiative aims to help local officials prepareCredit: Brian Whitehead/National ...
UTA piloting transportation program that includes free rides, driverless cars
Credit: city of Arlington A team led by Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi of The University of Texas at Arlington has received ...