News articles tagged with 'vehicle'
MIT: New algorithm may improve defensive driving
— 2 Dec 2011 10:38 | TechnologyIn 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2.3 million automobile crashes occurred at intersections across the United States, resulting in some 7,000…
Batteries charge quickly and retain capacity, thanks to new structure
— 21 Mar 2011 16:22 | TechnologyThe batteries in Illinois professor Paul Braun's lab look like any others, but they pack a surprise inside…
The drive toward hydrogen vehicles just got shorter
— 21 Mar 2011 15:47 | TechnologyResearchers have revealed a new single-stage method for recharging the hydrogen storage compound ammonia borane. The breakthrough makes hydrogen a more attractive fuel for vehicles…
Clean fuel worsens climate impacts for some vehicle engines: UBC study
— 2 Mar 2011 13:14 | EnvironmentA pioneering program by one of the world's largest cities to switch its vehicle fleet to clean fuel has not significantly improved harmful vehicle emissions in more than 5,000 vehicles…
Southampton scientists develop control system to allow spacecraft to think for themselves
— 14 Feb 2011 15:21 | TechnologyThe world's first control system that will allow engineers to programme satellites and spacecraft to think for themselves has been developed by scientists from the University of Southampton…
Aluminium to replace copper as a conductor in on-board power systems
— 8 Feb 2011 17:39 | TechnologyElectric power and electronics are playing an ever-increasing role in all kinds of vehicles. Currently copper is the conductive material of choice. But in comparison to aluminium copper…
Obesity increases risk of death in severe vehicle crashes, study shows
— 3 Jan 2011 17:32 | HealthModerately and morbidly obese persons face many health issues - heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, gallbladder disease and others…
Flexible wings driven by simple oscillation may be viable for efficient micro air vehicles
— 23 Nov 2010 17:47 | TechnologyIn the future, tiny air vehicles may be able to fly through cracks in concrete to search for earthquake victims, explore a contaminated building or conduct surveillance missions for…
New study: More than 20,000 sledding injuries each year
— 23 Aug 2010 09:05 | HealthAlthough sledding is a popular winter pastime, it can unfortunately lead to serious injury. A new study conducted by the Centre for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute…
Survey shows many are still clueless on how to save energy
— 17 Aug 2010 15:07 | EnvironmentMany Americans believe they can save energy with small behaviour changes that actually achieve very little, and severely underestimate the major effects of switching to efficient, currently…