UVA engineering-led team unveils ‘Tunabot,’ first robotic fish to keep pace with a tuna
With a better understanding of how fish move, researchers eventually could develop faster, more efficient propulsion systems for manned and ...
Tag: Vehicles
Study: Americans would rather drive themselves than have an autonomous vehicle drive them
Credit: Gao et al./Transportation Many Americans use a ride-hailing service -- like Uber or Lyft -- to get to and ...
Army research looks at pearls for clues on enhancing lightweight armor for soldiers
Credit: University of Buffalo RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Round, smooth and iridescent, pearls are among the world's most exquisite ...
Slower growth in working memory linked to teen driving crashes
Credit: Copyright 2019 Walshe EA et al., JAMA Network Open Research into why adolescent drivers are involved in motor vehicle ...
100 days, 100 nights: Sensor network reveals telltale patterns in neighborhood air quality
Berkeley Lab deploys custom-built sensors for 100 days and nights to track black carbon pollutionCredit: Berkeley Lab Black carbon, commonly ...
When you spot 1 driving hazard, you may be missing another
Credit: Robert Sall, NC State University When people notice one traffic hazard, they are less likely to see a simultaneous ...
A new material for the battery of the future, made in UCLouvain
Credit: University of Louvain (UCLouvain) Renewable sources of energy such as wind or photovoltaic are intermittent. The production peaks do ...
Study: New cars are safer, but women most likely to suffer injury
Credit: UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics Cars built in the last decade have been shown to be safer than older ...
Thought experiment: Switzerland without fossil fuels. Can that succeed?
How do we transform our energy system sustainably? If we want to get rid of fossil fuels nationwide, there is ...
Do passengers prefer autonomous vehicles driven like machines or like humans?
Research finds that 'peeking round' corners provides answers Passenger and pedestrian confidence and acceptance will be key to the future ...
‘Eyes’ for the autopilot
Successful automatic landing with vision assisted navigation Automatic landings have long been standard procedure for commercial aircraft. While major airports ...
Are self-driving cars really the answer for older drivers?
With more of us living longer, driving is becoming increasingly important in later life, helping us to stay independent, socially ...
Activity of fuel cell catalysts doubled
Modelling leads to the optimum size for platinum fuel cell catalystsCredit: Astrid Eckert / TUM An interdisciplinary research team at ...
Inflatable decelerator will hitch a ride on the JPSS-2 satellite
Credit: NASA's Langley Research Center An inflatable decelerator technology that could one day help humans land on Mars will fly ...