Toward an ultrahigh energy density capacitor
By introducing defects to a common material, Berkeley Lab researchers create a highly efficient capacitor with dramatically increased energy densityCredit: ...
Tag: Transportation/Travel
University of Missouri awarded $1.5 million to improve traffic safety, reduce congestion
MU engineers developing real-time, smart traffic management system for first use in greater St. LouisCredit: University of Missouri A $1.5 ...
What will our cities look like after COVID-19?
Credit: UBC The past few months have been a highly unusual time as people sheltered in place to prevent the ...
Will automated vehicles cut parking revenue?
Not overnight, but cities should plan aheadCredit: Image by Benjamin Clark and Anne Brown, NITC Autonomous vehicles (AVs) will challenge ...
USU launches NSF-funded engineering research center for electrified transportation
Credit: Utah State University LOGAN, UTAH -- The National Science Foundation has awarded Utah State University a five-year, $26 million ...
Story tips: Pandemic impact, root studies, neutrons confirm, lab on a crystal & modeling fusion
Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Transportation - Gauging pandemic impact Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a machine ...
Portland State University releases nationwide guidance on bike share equity programs
A set of ten new technical briefs synthesizes best practices and case studies from over 70 U.S. bike share systems ...
Citizen science at heart of new study showing COVID-19 seismic noise reduction
Credit: Reprinted with permission from T. Lecocq et al., Science 10.1126/science.abd2438 (2020). Research published in the journal Science, using a ...
How does ridesourcing substitute for public transit network?
New research by SMART finds that one third of ridesourcing substitutes public transitCredit: Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Study ...
Battery breakthrough gives boost to electric flight and long-range electric cars
New battery technology developed at Berkeley Lab could give flight to electric aircraft and supercharge safe, long-range electric carsCredit: Courtesy ...
Tech to help autonomous vehicles better scan for nearby fast-moving objects
Mechanical control and modulation of light on a silicon chip could enhance lidarCredit: WoogieWorks graphic/Alex Mehler WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- ...
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 ...
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 ...