News tagged with train cars
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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Simulation study may help Parkinson's patients retain driving skills
In a first-of-its-kind study, Medical College of Georgia researchers are testing whether simulation driving can reduce Parkinson's patients' threefold increased risk of car accidents.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Study shows US lags behind in transit safety programs for female riders
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by UCLA professor Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris documents the gap between women's transit safety needs and programs in the U.S. that respond to them.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 03, 2009 |
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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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Tiny Train Model May be World's Smallest (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- David Smith, who has been building model railroads since 1965, has always had a preference for the smaller scale train models. His most recent project is a five-car train that runs through ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Mass production micro-hybrid technology set to cut emissions and fuel use in cars
The EUREKA (Belgium) i-StARS project is developing a compact, fully integrated and low-cost start-stop system for cars to replace conventional alternators in mass production. This second-generation starter alternator reversible ...
Jan 15, 2009 |
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