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Student Drivers -- Especially Males -- Think Hands-free Cell Phones are Safer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Driver education classes should be teaching young drivers that all kinds of mobile phones, both conventional and hands-free, are a dangerous distraction, says a University at Buffalo researcher, who studies ...

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Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skyward

From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire."

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Muslim Brotherhood candidate trails in race for Egypt's presidency: UMD poll

As Egypt prepares this week to elect its first president since the 2011 revolution, a new University of Maryland poll finds the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate tied for fourth place. Researchers describe the ...

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Navy pilot training enhanced by AEMASE 'smart machine'

Navy pilots and other flight specialists soon will have a new "smart machine" installed in training simulators that learns from expert instructors to more efficiently train their students.

Technology / Other

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Undocumented Latino youth turn to activism to combat obstacles

Undocumented Latino youth in the U.S. face futures clouded by fewer rights than their documented peers and the constant fear of deportation. Such status constraints usually aren't fully understood until young adulthood, said ...

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created May 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The challenge of making consumers buy electric vehicles

The electric car might not be enjoying a good moment. General Motors Corp. stopped production for five weeks on the Chevy Volt, and sales of new all-electric cars such as the Volt and the Nissan Leaf are dismal. It's further ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Street bike used as platform to test propulsion parts for Lynx Suborbital Vehicle

XCOR's innovative piston pump technology took a ride from Roswell, NM to Mojave, CA in April 2012.

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created May 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Researchers give long look at who benefits from nature tourism

Using nature's beauty as a tourist draw can boost conservation in China's valued panda preserves, but it isn't an automatic ticket out of poverty for the human habitants, a unique long-term study shows.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Could universal design be the next mainstream movement in architecture, planning?

Universal design, which employs design to encourage health and wellness and other quality-of-life improvements, may be poised to become the next mainstream endeavor in architecture and planning, according ...

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created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Diesel Reloaded:' A vehicle for rethinking mobility rolls into Hannover Messe

Public can see the latest progress in a unique, ongoing electromobility research project during the international trade fair MobiliTec, which takes place April 23-27 at the Hannover Messe. Embodied in a sleek, ...

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

MP3 song-searching can increase risk for drivers

Consumers are increasingly using MP3 players in their vehicles, and auto makers have responded: Data show that 90% of new vehicles sold in the United States have MP3 connectivity. Makers of aftermarket MP3 controllers are ...

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