News tagged with transportation engineers
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.
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Roundabouts emerging as the ideal intersection between driver safety and efficiency
(PhysOrg.com) -- They've become the subject of myriad YouTube "how-to" videos. Entire department of transportation websites explain how to navigate them. And, they elicit more than a little anxiety and confusion in the minds ...
Feb 02, 2012 |
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New study shows evacuation plans need to incorporate family perspectives
A study sponsored by the National Science Foundation found that most respondents felt the evacuation of New Orleans residents to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina was a "failure" and this opinion has shaped ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Kicking hybrids out of carpool lanes backfires, slowing traffic for all
(PhysOrg.com) -- The end of a California program granting free access to carpool lanes by solo drivers of hybrid cars has unintentionally slowed traffic in all lanes, according to transportation engineers ...
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Paris Air Show spotlights fuel cost fears
(AP) -- Airlines will be seeking a cleaner, cheaper way to fly and planemakers will be angling for billions in new contracts Monday at the Paris Air Show, which stars a solar plane, biofuel jet engines and ...
Jun 20, 2011 |
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UIC engineer tests improved 'icephobic' coatings
(PhysOrg.com) -- While scientists and engineers have developed several products that repel water and, to a lesser degree, snow and ice, considerable room remains for something "new and improved."
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Commercial rocket engine testing moves forward
NASA conducted a test fire Friday of the liquid-fuel AJ26 engine that will power the first stage of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Taurus II space launch vehicle. The test at the agency's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi supports ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Successful integration of biofuels and combustion engines vital for biofuel success, says report
Transportation experts are proposing that the research and development of next-generation biofuels must be done in conjunction with the development of advanced combustion engines if those biofuels are to become ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Distracted drivers benefit from in-car driving coach
Although many states have banned using handheld cell phones at the wheel, a ban is difficult to enforce, and doesn't cover the growing number of gadgets now available.
Aug 11, 2010 |
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A Lab-on-a-Chip With Moveable Channels
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC engineering researchers create tiny pools without walls with programmable microfluidic systems.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Road-worthy plane? Or sky-worthy car?
(PhysOrg.com) -- What began as an MIT student project has evolved into a working prototype of a two-seater airplane that can be quickly converted into a road-worthy car. The car-plane has begun test flights ...
Feb 03, 2009 |
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'SnowMan' Software Helps Keep Snow Drifts Off the Road
(PhysOrg.com) -- Snow that blows and drifts across roadways has long troubled road maintenance crews and commuters alike, creating treacherous driving conditions and requiring additional maintenance resources ...
Jan 29, 2009 |
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