Two solid whacks to a stuck brake handle was all it took for a spacewalking American astronaut to fix a stalled rail car outside the International Space Station, NASA said Monday.
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2015
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The government is adding automatic braking to its five-star safety rating system designed to help consumers identify the most important safety technologies to look for in new cars.
Engineering
Nov 2, 2015
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Acura has recalled two models because the automatic emergency braking systems can malfunction and put the vehicles at risk of a collision.
Engineering
Jun 11, 2015
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A computerised braking system in development at the Department of Engineering could lead to a major improvement in lorry safety.
Engineering
Jun 3, 2015
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Four highway safety groups have asked U.S. safety regulators to require tractor-trailers and big buses to have devices that alert drivers to stopped traffic and brake the trucks if drivers don't respond.
Engineering
Feb 19, 2015
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The U.S. government's auto safety agency wants to add two automatic emergency braking devices to its list of recommended safety features for new-car buyers.
Engineering
Jan 22, 2015
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The pilot of the Virgin Galactic spaceship that tore apart over the Mojave Desert didn't know his co-pilot had prematurely unlocked its brakes, despite protocol requiring the co-pilot to announce the step.
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2014
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An ambitious project is taking shape at Empa's Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics: ceramic brake disks for compact cars. Empa scientists have teamed up with partners from Italy, Spain and Liechtenstein to develop the ...
Engineering
Oct 3, 2014
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General Motors added two recalls Thursday to its growing list for the year, pushing the total number of vehicles called back for fixes in 2014 to more than 8.5 million in the U.S. alone.
Engineering
May 15, 2014
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U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that power-assisted brakes can fail at times in Camry gas-electric hybrids.
Engineering
Jan 27, 2014
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