News tagged with transport behavior

The psychology of the left-turn lane: How human behavior influences traffic patterns

University of Arizona traffic engineer Yi-Chang Chiu has embarked on a three-year traffic modeling research project to replace the 1950s model still used to forecast current transportation needs.

Technology / Other

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Narrowest bridges of gold are also the strongest, study finds

At an atomic scale, the tiniest bridge of gold -- that made of a single atom -- is actually the strongest, according to new research by engineers at the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Quantum Devices.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PTSD: The serotonin system influences vulnerability and treatment

There is a great deal of interest in factors that contribute to the vulnerability to developing post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. One factor that appears to contribute to the heritable vulnerability to PTSD is a variation ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 17, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Transport behavior of E. coli varies depending on manure source

Escherichia coli is a commonly used indicator organism for detecting the presence of fecal contamination in drinking water supplies. The importance of E. coli as an indicator organism has led to several studies looking at th ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0