News tagged with road
Road trains may be coming soon to Europe (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Road trains linking vehicles together in a traveling convoy are planned for Europe. With only the lead vehicle being actively driven, the road trains would allow commuters to sleep, read a ...
Nov 13, 2009 |
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World's longest tunnel breaks down Swiss Alpine barrier (Update 2, Pictures)
A giant drilling machine punched its way through a final section of Alpine rock on Friday to complete the world's longest tunnel, after 15 years of sometimes lethal construction work.
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Wild cats roam the Tucson Mountains
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, mountain lions and bobcats have been photographed as part of an in-depth monitoring study in the Tucson Mountains, a small island of habitat facing increasing segregation ...
Oct 22, 2010 |
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SARTRE car platoon road tests to begin (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Safe Road Trains for the Environment (SARTRE) project in Europe aims to develop a wireless system that will allow cars on a public highway or motorway to join in a platoon, or semi-autonomous ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Without driver or map, vans go from Italy to China
Across Eastern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Gobi Desert - it certainly was a long way to go without getting lost.
Oct 28, 2010 |
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An artificial eye on your driving
With just a half second's notice, a driver can swerve to avoid a fatal accident or slam on the brakes to miss hitting a child running after a ball. But first, the driver must perceive the danger.
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Scientists urge halt to road through Serengeti
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have appealed for a halt to plans to build a road through the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania in 2012, saying it will be an environmental disaster.
Sep 17, 2010 |
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Sphinx-lined road unearthed in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a sphinx-lined road in Luxor that led to the temple of Mut, the ancient goddess worshipped as a mother, the culture minister said on Monday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Statistical road safety: 18th century math, 21st century road safety
What possible connection could there be between an eighteenth century British Presbyterian minister and preventing road traffic accidents in Hartford, Connecticut. Everything, according to a report in the International Jo ...
Mar 27, 2009 |
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China's Great Wall far longer than thought: survey
The most comprehensive and technologically advanced survey of China's Great Wall has discovered the ancient monument is much longer than previously estimated, state media reported Monday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Declining road fatalities: Less driving not the only cause
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fewer Americans are dying on our nation's roads, not only because they are driving less, but also because the type of driving has changed, says a researcher at the University of Michigan Transportation ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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California may use vibrational energy of driving to generate power
(PhysOrg.com) -- When you get into your car, for the daily commute or for a relaxing weekend visit to a friend house you give off energy. Not just the energy from the fossil fuels that you burn, but a different ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Women drivers involved more than men in certain kinds of crashes
(PhysOrg.com) -- While men and women often disagree about which gender has better driving skills, a new study by the University of Michigan may shed some light on the debate.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Plague came from China: scientists
The first outbreak of plague occurred in China more than 2,600 years ago before reaching Europe via Central Asia's "Silk Road" trade route, according to a study of the disease's DNA signature.
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Japanese scientists explore electric roads for EVs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Masahiro Hanazawa of Toyota Central R&D Labs and Takashi Ohira from Toyohashi University are working on a solution for avoiding battery recharge headaches in powering electric cars. They are ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 20, 2011 |
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