Smart cruise control steers drivers toward better decisions
Credit: Sarh Bird/Michigan Tech Vehicle manufacturers offer smart features such as lane and braking assist to aid drivers in hazardous ...
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SwRI releases major updates to Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) software
NPSS models rockets, jet engines, turbomachinery, other technologiesCredit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 29, 2020 -- Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) ...
Driving behavior less ‘robotic’ thanks to new Delft model
Credit: TU Delft Researchers from TU Delft have now developed a new model that describes driving behaviour on the basis ...
3D camera earns its stripes at Rice
Engineers develop Hyperspectral Stripe Projector to quickly merge depth, spectral dataCredit: Kelly Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Sept. 24, 2020) - ...
Using artificial intelligence to connect vehicles and traffic infrastructure
Collaboration awarded $1.89 million Department of Energy grant to develop adaptive traffic control systemsCredit: University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Center for Urban ...
CMU’s MoonRanger will search for water at moon’s south pole
Small, speedy rover completes preliminary design reviewCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH -- MoonRanger, a small robotic rover being developed by ...
New research says Sodium-ion batteries are a valid alternative to Lithium-ion batteries
Credit: University of Warwick - Lithium (Li)-ion batteries (LIBs) are the electrochemical energy storage systems of choice for a wide ...
New composite material revs up pursuit of advanced electric vehicles
Credit: Andrew Sproles, ORNL/U.S. Department of Energy Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used new techniques to create a composite ...
Fish, seaweed inspire slippery surfaces for ships
Marine vehicles can reduce friction by mimicking the way aquatic creatures secrete mucusCredit: Hyung Jin Sung WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020 ...
Who is winning the infrastructure war?
A battle for economic and strategic advantageCredit: World Scientific Why does infrastructure matter? Anthony Rowley, a veteran economic commentator, argues ...
Comprehensive look at US fuel economy standards show big savings on fuel and emissions
Credit: Graph courtesy of the researchers (Rebecca Ciez); Redesign by Bumper DeJesus In one of the first comprehensive assessments of ...
New anode material could lead to safer fast-charging batteries
Credit: Ping Liu lab Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to ...
How dangerous are burning electric cars?
Fire experiments in test tunnelCredit: Amstein+ Walthert Progress AG / Empa There' s a loud bang, and then it starts: ...
Researchers explore how retail drone delivery may change logistics networks
Credit: UT Dallas Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas say drone technology has the potential to be a ...
Scientists to discover the unique ductile properties of aluminum
During experiments on high-performance wire arc additive manufacturing researchers produced a metal with unique ductilityCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic ...
Berkeley Lab science snapshots
August science snapshots: California rainfall, EVs and the grid, a South Dakota highwayCredit: Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab Scientists Say: Expect More ...
Horizon31 startup licenses ORNL global communication system for drones
Credit: Horizon31, LLC Horizon31, LLC, of Knoxville, Tenn., has exclusively licensed a novel communication system that allows users to reliably ...
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 ...
Exploring power line vibration monitoring by autonomous robots
Credit: Virginia Tech Oumar Barry, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, is using a National ...
How plantains and carbon nanotubes can improve cars
Credit: Dr Patrick Ehi Imoisili, Therese van Wyk, University of Johannesburg. A luxury automobile is not really a place to ...
