News articles tagged with 'boat'
Solar boat launch sets Mediterranean conservation campaign ablaze
— 24 Jul 2010 10:34 | EnvironmentA catamaran powered exclusively by the sun cast off from Spain's southeastern coast, starting a journey that is completely free of fossil fuels…
Boat tail reduces truck fuel consumption by 7.5 percent
— 6 Nov 2009 11:54 | TechnologyA boat tail is a tapering protrusion about two metres in length mounted on the rear of a truck. The boat tail had already proved itself during wind tunnel experiments and computer simulations,…
Southampton to sail with Solar Splash in international competition
— 14 Apr 2009 10:00 | TechnologyAn academic and a team of post graduate students at the University of Southampton are making final preparations to their solar-powered boat ahead of a major engineering competition.…
New super-bouyant material: Life preserver might float a horse
— 19 Mar 2009 18:00 | ChemistryHere's a story that might float your boat: Researchers in China are reporting the development of miniature super-bouyant boats that float so well that an ordinary life preserver made…
Acoustic phenomena explains why boats and animals collide
— 10 Dec 2008 11:48 | TechnologyResearchers at Florida Atlantic University have laid the groundwork for a sensory explanation for why manatees and other animals are hit repeatedly by boats. Last year, 73 manatees…
Southampton to sail with Solar Splash
— 13 Nov 2008 15:26 | TechnologyAn academic in conjunction with the Student Branch of the IEEE at the University of Southampton plans to enter a solar-powered boat in the world championship of intercollegiate solar/electric…
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