Driving innovation at 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium, April 1-2
8th annual symposium co-hosted by the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory and the Energy Institute at Colorado State University Colorado Gov. ...
Tag: Vehicles
Samara Polytech scientists developed a lunar walker
Scientists called the invention LarifugaCredit: @SamaraPolytech Larifuga translated from Latin - "tramper". Projects of walking structures is the result of ...
Engineers develop inexpensive, smart stop sign to improve driver safety
Credit: Video courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, Mar. 6, 2019) - It's dark on the backroad as a motorist speeds ...
Distracted drivers 29 times more likely to wreck in a highway work zone
Highway work zone crashes happen every 5.4 minutes. Now, an MU study says an inattentive driver is 29 times more ...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2019
Credit: Jeff Warren/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Neutrons--Fighting superbugs As the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as ...
NTU Singapore and Volvo unveil world’s first full size, autonomous electric bus
First of two Volvo Electric buses will soon begin trials at the NTU Smart Campus before being extended to public ...
Weather-responsive intersections could ease traffic congestion
Cities could ease congestion and improve safety during snowstorms by tweaking the timing of traffic lights to take road conditions ...
The speedy secrets of mako sharks — ‘cheetahs of the ocean’
Water tunnel experiments at the University of Alabama show how scales help generate super speeds -- work that may inspire ...
Supercomputing enables sound prediction model for controlling noise
Method could simplify process of designing Helmholtz resonatorsCredit: Courtesy of Lewin Stein, TU Berlin. Noise-cancelling headphones have become a popular ...
‘Goldilocks’ thinking to cut cost of fuel cells in electric vehicles
Credit: Johns Hopkins University image/Lei Wang WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The 2019 Toyota Mirai electric vehicle touts zero emissions, thanks ...
UTA grants to enhance nation’s only university-based, arc-heated, hypersonic wind tunnel
Like the windCredit: UT Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington's new arc-heated, hypersonic wind tunnel, one of just a ...
'Refillable' technology could energize an electric car for up to 3,000 miles
Technology using a membrane-free, flow battery is showing success in powering golf carts and other applicationsCredit: Lyna Landis, Purdue Research ...
Mean streets: Self-driving cars will 'cruise' to avoid paying to park
Autonomous vehicles 'have every incentive to create havoc,' transportation planner saysCredit: UC Santa Cruz If you think traffic in city ...
Keeping roads in good shape reduces greenhouse gas emissions, Rutgers-led study finds
Delaying pavement maintenance boosts emissions and costsCredit: Hao Wang/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Keeping road pavement in good shape saves money and ...