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UrduHave you taken an Uber ride and disagreed with the “fastest” route that the GPS app suggested because you – or the driver – know a “better” way? For society to truly embrace self-driving cars, the experience of passengers must…
Tag: VEHICLES
Self-driving car trajectory tracking gets closer to human-driver ideal
Have you taken an Uber ride and disagreed with the “fastest” route that the GPS app suggested because you – or the driver – know a “better” way? For society to truly embrace self-driving cars, the experience of passengers must…
High energy Li-Ion battery is safer for electric vehicles
A lithium-ion battery that is safe, has high power and can last for 1 million miles has been developed by a team in Penn State’s Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Center. Electric vehicle batteries typically require a tradeoff between…
High energy Li-Ion battery is safer for electric vehicles
A lithium-ion battery that is safe, has high power and can last for 1 million miles has been developed by a team in Penn State’s Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Center. Electric vehicle batteries typically require a tradeoff between…
Tracking communication networks and the diffusion of information
At the APS March Meeting in Denver, scientists will present their research on the ways people use networks to share information — beginning with communication
Institute of Railway Research officially receives the Queen’s anniversary prize
A TEAM of researchers and engineers at the University of Huddersfield whose mission is to future-proof the rail network by making innovations in track, rolling stock and safety have been awarded one of the most coveted honours in Higher Education,…
Institute of Railway Research officially receives the Queen’s anniversary prize
A TEAM of researchers and engineers at the University of Huddersfield whose mission is to future-proof the rail network by making innovations in track, rolling stock and safety have been awarded one of the most coveted honours in Higher Education,…
Military waste has unexpected consequences on civilians, the environment
New book by Binghamton University faculty explores the impact of American war preparation
Breaking the temperature barrier in small-scale materials testing
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers have demonstrated a new method for testing microscopic aeronautical materials at ultra-high temperatures. By combining electron microscopy and laser heating, scientists can evaluate these materials much more quickly and inexpensively than with traditional testing. The findings…
Military waste has unexpected consequences on civilians, the environment
New book by Binghamton University faculty explores the impact of American war preparation
Breaking the temperature barrier in small-scale materials testing
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers have demonstrated a new method for testing microscopic aeronautical materials at ultra-high temperatures. By combining electron microscopy and laser heating, scientists can evaluate these materials much more quickly and inexpensively than with traditional testing. The findings…
Swarming robots avoid collisions, traffic jams
New algorithm could help control self-driving cars, automated warehouses
Swarming robots avoid collisions, traffic jams
New algorithm could help control self-driving cars, automated warehouses
Russian scientists found an effective way to obtain fuel for hydrogen engines
One of the most promising alternative energy sources is hydrogen, which can be extracted from water and air.
New machine learning method could supercharge battery development for electric vehicles
Battery performance can make or break the electric vehicle experience, from driving range to charging time to the lifetime of the car. Now, artificial intelligence has made dreams like recharging an EV in the time it takes to stop at…
New machine learning method could supercharge battery development for electric vehicles
Battery performance can make or break the electric vehicle experience, from driving range to charging time to the lifetime of the car. Now, artificial intelligence has made dreams like recharging an EV in the time it takes to stop at…
Cyber researchers at Ben-Gurion University fool autonomous vehicle systems with phantom images
BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL…February 18, 2020 – Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center have found that they can cause the autopilot on an autonomous vehicle to erroneously apply its brakes in response to “phantom” images projected…
In acoustic waves, engineers break reciprocity with ‘spacetime-varying metamaterials’
The NSF-sponsored research could have implications in communications, medicine and other fields
Autonomous vehicle technology may improve safety for US Army convoys, report says
U.S. Army convoys could be made safer for soldiers by implementing autonomous vehicle technology to reduce the number of service members needed to operate the vehicles, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation. “The Army is interested in…
Army researchers develop new method for analyzing metal
Warfighters on the battlefield often rely on machines, vehicles and other technologies with rotating parts to complete their mission. Army researchers have devised a new method of testing for a major factor in equipment failure and breakdown in order to…
Autonomous vehicle technology may improve safety for US Army convoys, report says
U.S. Army convoys could be made safer for soldiers by implementing autonomous vehicle technology to reduce the number of service members needed to operate the vehicles, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation. “The Army is interested in…
Army researchers develop new method for analyzing metal
Warfighters on the battlefield often rely on machines, vehicles and other technologies with rotating parts to complete their mission. Army researchers have devised a new method of testing for a major factor in equipment failure and breakdown in order to…
Cairo car drivers exposed to dangerous levels of pollution, new study finds
Car drivers in Cairo are exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, finds an unprecedented new study from the University of Surrey. Greater Cairo, which is the sixth largest city in the world, is home to 2.4 million cars and…
UTA’s Maddalena named fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society
A career of discovery
Cairo car drivers exposed to dangerous levels of pollution, new study finds
Car drivers in Cairo are exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, finds an unprecedented new study from the University of Surrey. Greater Cairo, which is the sixth largest city in the world, is home to 2.4 million cars and…
UTA’s Maddalena named fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society
A career of discovery
Harnessing the domino effect for deployable structures
Researchers use models and experiments to guide and harness transition waves in multi-stable mechanical structures
Harnessing the domino effect for deployable structures
Researchers use models and experiments to guide and harness transition waves in multi-stable mechanical structures
Energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb 5, 2020 – Energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed to eliminate cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. The advancement is aimed at…
Autonomous vehicles could benefit health if cars are electric and shared
What impact will self-driving cars have on public health? The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institute supported by “la Caixa”, has taken part in a study that analysed the potential risks and benefits of autonomous vehicles for public…
Autonomous vehicles could benefit health if cars are electric and shared
What impact will self-driving cars have on public health? The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institute supported by “la Caixa”, has taken part in a study that analysed the potential risks and benefits of autonomous vehicles for public…
Owners of high-status cars are on a collision course with traffic
Why do BMW and Audi owners often seem to drive like idiots? Is it the car that makes them behave aggressively behind the wheel, or are specific types of people drawn to such cars as well being more likely to…
Researchers develop new bio-inspired wing design for small drones
PROVIDENCE R.I. [Brown University] — Researchers from Brown University have designed a new type of wing that could make small fixed-wing drones far more stable and efficient. The new wing replaces the smooth contour found on the leading edges of…
Owners of high-status cars are on a collision course with traffic
Why do BMW and Audi owners often seem to drive like idiots? Is it the car that makes them behave aggressively behind the wheel, or are specific types of people drawn to such cars as well being more likely to…
Researchers develop new bio-inspired wing design for small drones
PROVIDENCE R.I. [Brown University] — Researchers from Brown University have designed a new type of wing that could make small fixed-wing drones far more stable and efficient. The new wing replaces the smooth contour found on the leading edges of…
Best urban design for reducing road injuries
January 28, 2020 — City design combining more public transport and rail networks with smaller, low speed blocks are the best to reduce road transport injuries, according to a new global study co-authored by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School…
Best urban design for reducing road injuries
January 28, 2020 — City design combining more public transport and rail networks with smaller, low speed blocks are the best to reduce road transport injuries, according to a new global study co-authored by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School…
The Great E-Scooter Hack
New research exposes security risk for e-scooters and riders
Graphene, quantum and the brain: Put them together and what do you get? Deep Tech EU at MWCBarcelona
The world is moving at full speed, pushing forward an amazing wave of novel and disruptive technologies that will change the way we see, move, behave and even communicate. We are at a point in time where those technologies, eager…
The Great E-Scooter Hack
New research exposes security risk for e-scooters and riders
Graphene, quantum and the brain: Put them together and what do you get? Deep Tech EU at MWCBarcelona
The world is moving at full speed, pushing forward an amazing wave of novel and disruptive technologies that will change the way we see, move, behave and even communicate. We are at a point in time where those technologies, eager…
The easy route the easy way: New chip calculates the shortest distance in an instant
Scientists have developed the world’s first fully coupled AI chip that can solve the traveling salesman problem for 22 cities instantly, something that would take about 1,200 years for a high-performance von Neumann CPU
Fuel efficient tech may threaten climate, public health
Study predicts black carbon emissions will fuel climate warming in US urban areas
UTA aerospace engineer exploring possibility of hypersonic passenger, cargo planes
Finding ways to faster flight
The easy route the easy way: New chip calculates the shortest distance in an instant
Scientists have developed the world’s first fully coupled AI chip that can solve the traveling salesman problem for 22 cities instantly, something that would take about 1,200 years for a high-performance von Neumann CPU
Fuel efficient tech may threaten climate, public health
Study predicts black carbon emissions will fuel climate warming in US urban areas
UTA aerospace engineer exploring possibility of hypersonic passenger, cargo planes
Finding ways to faster flight
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Autism and Transportation Issues
New Brunswick, N.J. (Jan. 22, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick expert Cecilia Feeley is available for interviews on transportation and mobility issues for people on the autism spectrum. Feeley, transportation autism project manager at the Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and…
Environmentally friendly shipping helps to reduce freight costs
Improved ship utilization rates and investments in environmentally sustainable technologies for enhanced energy efficiency would significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions within navigation. A recent study carried out in the Laboratory of Industrial Management at Åbo Akademi University also indicates that…
Sustainable markets must be created and defended
Shaping sustainable markets — a conceptual framework illustrated by the case of biogas in Sweden