News tagged with crash analysis

Software takes a hard look at traffic fatalities

Bergen County Police and a Hackensack, N.J., drug treatment center are among a growing number of agencies using a software program to identify dangerous intersections, spot teen driving trends and reduce accident fatalities.

Technology / Software

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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The Sun's crowning glory

(Phys.org) -- Those who experience a total solar eclipse are overwhelmed as they look at the circle of light that surrounds our Sun. Laypeople may find it enchanting, but researchers have been racking their ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

NASA's attempt to repeat Viking's search for martian organics

After 36 years of debate, confusion, and failed attempts by other space agencies to answer a basic question, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is on its way to repeat the search for organic matter ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Flying under the radar

An airplane carrying 96 passengers, including President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, the First Lady, nine top NATO generals and dozens of Polish dignitaries crashed near Smolensk, Russia, April 10, 2010, killing all aboard. ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Zero interest and growing fast

From humble beginnings, Islamic finance is now a trillion dollar industry and growing at a rate some in the West find alarming. A new analysis suggests it can be accommodated by the existing global financial ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Engineering a safer world

Innovations in software and technology are creating increasingly complex systems: cars that park themselves; medical devices that automatically deliver drugs; and smartphones with the computing power of desktop ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Martian meteorite touches down at the University of Glasgow

(Phys.org) -- After hundreds of thousands of years drifting in space, a piece of the rocky surface of Mars has made its way into the hands of scientists at the University of Glasgow.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Physicists see solution to critical barrier to fusion

(Phys.org) -- Physicists have discovered a possible solution to a mystery that has long baffled researchers working to harness fusion. If confirmed by experiment, the finding could help scientists eliminate ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (49) | comments 57 | with audio podcast

Comprehensive security of built structures

How safe are buildings and tunnels in the event of fire, or if there’s an explosion or a plane crash? Are escape routes still accessible? Can people be rescued? Fraunhofer-Researchers and the Schüßler-Plan ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dawn sees new surface features on giant asteroid

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed unexpected details on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. New images and data highlight the diversity of Vesta's surface and reveal unusual geologic ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First large-scale analysis of 'soft' censorship of social media in China

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science analyzed millions of Chinese microblogs, or "weibos," to uncover a set of politically sensitive terms that draw the attention of Chinese censors. Individual ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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