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300 mph: New Land Speed Record for a Hydrogen Powered Vehicle

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the complaints that many have with regard to vehicles powered by alternative energy is the fact that they don't really have a lot of speed. However, this does not necessarily have to ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1 weblog




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Prehistoric speedway: Super-sized muscle made twin-horned dinosaur a speedster

(PhysOrg.com) -- A meat-eating dinosaur that terrorized its plant-eating neighbours in South America was a lot deadlier than first thought, a University of Alberta researcher has found.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 5

'Flybus' prototype may be hybrid bus of future

(PhysOrg.com) -- The "Flybus" prototype bus aims to showcase how hybrid electric buses can be inexpensive, cost efficient and easy on the environment. Reports out this week say that the Flybus is being readied ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 18 | with audio podcast weblog

Web video faces big obstacles in vaulting to 3-D

Net Element wants to be ready for the day when 3-D videos on the Web are as common as cute kittens on YouTube.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Supercomputer lifts OSU land speed racer toward 400-mph goal

Building a battery-powered land speed vehicle capable of achieving a speed of 400+ miles per hour requires innovative components, corporate partnerships, hours of diligent preparation and a powerful supercomputer.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boston hospital performs 2nd full-face transplant

(AP) -- Doctors at a Boston hospital have performed the nation's second full-face transplant, less than a month after the first.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Smart' power grid needed for electric vehicles

(PhysOrg.com) -- While an upcoming Electric Vehicle Grand Prix may reflect a growing popularity of electric vehicles, their widespread adoption will require innovations to the power grid, say researchers at Purdue University.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers work to develop a vehicle that can be driven by the blind

Last Saturday, a blind driver dodged cardboard boxes thrown in front of him while driving a modified Ford Hybrid Escape around the Daytona International Speedway. He had only seconds to react to the obstacles.

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Real-world graphene devices may have a bumpy ride

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electronics researchers love graphene. A two-dimensional sheet of carbon one atom thick, graphene is like a superhighway for electrons, which rocket through the material with 100 times the mobility they have ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ethanol-fueled racecars outrun conventional speedsters

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of automotive researchers from the Argonne National Laboratory and industry have shown that a fuel-injected racing car engine fueled by E-85, an ethanol-based fuel, outperforms the ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Driving while blind? Maybe, with new high-tech car

(AP) -- Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-fetched notion a reality.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 02, 2010 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 5


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