A ratings system developed by a group of Kansas State University researchers could keep bridges safer and help prevent catastrophic collapses.
Engineering
Jul 19, 2012
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The future of automotive safety is coming this summer to the U.S.: Cars that to talk to each other and warn drivers of impending collisions.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 8, 2012
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Queen's University professor Selim Akl has provided additional proof to the theory that nature computes.
Computer Sciences
Mar 26, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With a random-looking spatter of paint specks, a pair of cameras and a whole lot of computer processing, engineer Mark Iadicola of the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been helping the Federal ...
Engineering
Jan 11, 2012
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In 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 deaths. More than 700 of those fatalities ...
Engineering
Nov 30, 2011
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General Motors insisted Monday that its Chevrolet Volt is safe to drive despite the launch of a government probe after three of the Volt's electric batteries caught fire following safety tests.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 28, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most everyone knows that modern pollution causes a lot of problems for the other animals trying to exist on this planet. Chemicals in the air and water make animals sick or kill them; urban sprawl allows ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on July 7, that it plans to implement new regulations requiring electric vehicles to emit some as yet undesignated "noise" to warn ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine sitting down for your early morning coffee when your nice little suburban morning is disrupted by the sound of highway traffic from a quarter mile away. When you purchased your home far from the ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- It is expected that within the next month officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will declare that all cars must have an event data recorder inside the vehicle.
