A new kind of human-machine communication is to make it possible to detect damage to rail vehicles before it's too late and service trains only when they need it – all thanks to a cloud-supported, wireless network of sensors.
Engineering
Jul 31, 2014
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About four years ago, the Google team trying to develop cars driven by computers—not people—became convinced that sooner than later, the technology would be ready for the masses. There was one big problem: Driverless ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 30, 2014
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Google plans to build and launch onto city streets a small fleet of subcompact cars that could operate without a person at the wheel. Actually, the cars wouldn't even have a wheel. Or gas and brake pedals. The company says ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 28, 2014
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Apple is getting ready to hitch the iPhone to cars in a mobile marriage of convenience. The ambitious project, called CarPlay, implants some of the iPhone's main applications in automobiles so drivers can control them with ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A pair of researchers in the Netherlands has found that if a running wheel is placed outdoors in a natural setting, wild animals will come and run on it. Neurophysiologists Johanna Meijer and Yuri Robbers describe ...
Researchers at Washington State University Spokane have developed a new way to detect when drivers are about to nod off behind the wheel.
Engineering
Apr 23, 2014
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(Phys.org) —When you were learning to ride a bicycle you thought gravity was your enemy, trying to make you fall over. But without gravity, you wouldn't be able to steer, say Cornell engineers. To demonstrate the concept, ...
Engineering
Mar 28, 2014
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Brew an espresso, watch a movie on a large screen, surf the Internet or simply sit and chat with friends?
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 6, 2014
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Hydrogen- and solar-powered vehicles are on the streets. So are cars that can get you through stop-and-go traffic while you sit back and send texts from behind the wheel. Cars are even using radar, ultrasonic waves and cameras ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 10, 2014
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The team operating NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has completed a software upgrade on the vehicle and is next planning a check of wear and tear on the rover's wheels.
Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2013
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