Individuals physically distanced before state mandates, slowing COVID-19 spread
Association between mobility patterns and COVID-19 transmission in US: a mathematical modeling studyCredit: Johns Hopkins University Residents in all 25 ...
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Traffic data show drastic changes in Floridians’ behavior at onset of the pandemic
Study uses statewide traffic data from the Florida department of transportationCredit: Florida Atlantic University It's not just health, social and ...
Traffic density, wind and air stratification influence concentrations of air pollutant NO2
Leipzig researchers use a calculation method to remove weather influences from air pollution dataCredit: Burkhard Lehmann, LfULG Leipzig/Dresden. In connection ...
Fuel walking and cycling with low carbon diets, researchers say
Credit: University of Otago Walking and cycling have many benefits and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but researchers say we ...
Women generate lower travel-related greenhouse gas emissions, NZ study finds
Credit: University of Otago Women use more diverse modes of travel and generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than men, despite ...
Can interactive technology ease urban traffic jams?
Researchers suggest tech as alternative to building new roadsCredit: University of Houston Traffic congestion is a serious problem in the ...
A spreadable interlayer could make solid state batteries more stable
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Solid state batteries are of great interest to the electric vehicle industry. Scientists at ...
Bike commuting accelerated when bike-share systems rolled into town
Credit: Jackson Holtz/U. of Washington In the past couple of years, if you lived in a major, or even mid-sized ...
Fossil fuel-free jet propulsion with air plasmas
A prototype design of a plasma jet thruster can generate thrusting pressures on the same magnitude a commercial jet engine ...
Civil engineering Professor Sharon Di wins NSF CAREER Award
Using optimization, game theory, and data analytics, Di will model a framework to improve transportation ecosystems of the futureCredit: Jeffrey ...
Ending the daily work commute may not cut energy usage as much as one might hope
Credit: University of Sussex A mass move to working-from-home accelerated by the Coronavirus pandemic might not be as beneficial to ...
New study study to look at social media’s impact on consumer behavior when red tide strikes
Credit: UCF, Rosen College of Hospitality The University of Central Florida is one of two universities selected to study the ...
Interdisciplinary UTA team developing transportation models for a futuristic Texas
The future of Texas transportationCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is leading ...
54.8% of COVID-19 cases imported to Brazil by March 5 came from Italy
In contrast with China and other countries where the disease spread slowly, in Brazil more than 300 people started the ...