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Smart highways to avoid traffic jams

(Phys.org) -- Traffic lights on highway access ramps can help prevent traffic jams. Swiss engineers are testing this approach to increase the capacity of Swiss highways.

Technology / Engineering

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Simulated skiers reveal mountain traffic jams

Millions of skiers and snowboarders escape to the mountains every winter, but some everyday stresses -- like traffic jams -- are unavoidable even on the slopes. In plenty of time to prepare for next season, ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Can cold cash, social game relieve rush hour traffic?

Cash prizes for getting to campus late or leaving early? Even Stanford University's hard-working employees and students may be tempted to participate in a new study.

Technology / Other

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computer scientist drives for comprehensive traffic model

Traffic and transit information from smart phones, online maps, or radio and TV is not as timely or accurate as it could be, given all the untapped data that could provide a truly dynamic regional traffic picture.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

9 million bicycles, but what about the cars in Beijing?

Forget the fact of there being "9 million bicycles in Beijing, that's not a fact. Indeed, motor vehicle traffic is fast becoming a big problem that has led to unsustainable pollution and draconian rules in some parts of the ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cellphone jamming raises transit users' ire

Silencing the loudmouth cellphone user across the aisle is surely a common fantasy among transit riders. But how often do they fulfill their wish and become peace-and-quiet vigilantes - despite decades-old laws against blocking ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

How a molecular traffic jam impacts cell division

Interdisciplinary research between biology and physics aims to understand the cell and how it organizes internally. The mechanisms inside the cell are very complicated. LMU biophysicist Professor Erwin Frey, who is also a ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Visions of a 'car-free future'

City centers could become virtually car-free over the next 20 years under new plans proposed by University of Leeds transport researchers.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 37

Robot car to cut jams & prangs

Robotic car technology being developed at Oxford University that interprets its surroundings and makes decisions about where to go could eliminate the agony and cost of traffic jams.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Korean researchers combine algorithm with wireless communication to reduce traffic jams

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyun Keun Lee and Beom Jun Kim, researchers at the University of Seoul, have developed an idea on how to reduce traffic jams or in some cases prevent them all together. In their paper, published in Physica A: ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

US reconnaissance plane under jamming attack: aide

A US military reconnaissance plane came under electronic attack from North Korea and had to make an emergency landing during a major military exercise in March, an aide to a lawmaker said Friday.

Technology / Other

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

North Korea upgrades jamming devices: report

North Korea is upgrading jamming devices to disrupt South Korean military communications, Yonhap news agency said Tuesday, citing a defence ministry report.

Technology / Other

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Jerusalem's first light rail line draws big crowds

Excited crowds filled the streets of Jerusalem on Friday as hundreds of people rose early to try out the Holy City's first-ever light rail system which finally opened its doors to the public.

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Dynamic toll for smooth-flowing traffic

Highway traffic can flow more freely thanks to a dynamic toll. Siemens has developed a special algorithm for traffic control systems that adjusts the toll charge to the current traffic situation. In return, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

California dreaming: LA imagines life without cars

Los Angeles is famous for its addiction to cars -- whether cruising in their convertibles, or (more often) sitting in monster traffic jams on the freeway, the car is definitely king for Angelenos.

Technology / Other

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1