3 ways self-driving cars could disrupt industry
Are you ready to see more self-driving cars on the road?
Hi Tech & Innovation
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Self-driving cars could dramatically reduce the road toll
Removing humans from the "driving equation" would save lives and dramatically reduce the costs associated with car accidents, Swinburne's self-driving car expert Dr Hussein Dia says.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 26, 2017
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Emergency method for measuring strontium levels in milk
In a recently published study, UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country's Nuclear and Radiological Safety research group has tested the viability of a method proposed by the International Atomic Energy Agency to measure radioactive ...
Materials Science
Sep 11, 2017
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Spotting risky behavior crucial in cutting road accidents
Road safety and accident prevention are not always studied from the same perspective, though it may be obvious that accident-related events are linked to risky behaviour. David Herrero, author of a new eight-year study, says, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2017
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Unmanned ships are coming – but they could cost the cargo industry dearly
The Yara Birkeland isn't an ordinary cargo ship. If all goes well then the vessel, currently being built for a Norwegian agricultural fertiliser company, will become the world's first fully autonomous cargo ship when it launches ...
Engineering
Sep 4, 2017
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Ex-bosses stand trial over 2011 Fukushima crisis
Three former executives at the operator of Fukushima's power plant start their trial Friday on the only criminal charges brought over the 2011 disaster, the worst nuclear accident in a generation.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 29, 2017
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Phone scams cost billions. Why isn't technology being used to stop them?
World-wide, credit card fraud and other scams cost the public billions of dollars. While credit card fraud is the clear leader in sheer volume of money lost, "regular scams" still result in a significant amount of money being ...
Security
Jun 26, 2017
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Study links low self-control, use of deadly force
Police officers who exhibit low self-control in their personal lives are more likely to use deadly force on the job, according to a University of Texas at Dallas study.
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2017
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Chemical Safety Board faces uncertain future
Under President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget, the world's only independent body dedicated to investigating chemical-related industrial accidents would be abolished. A story in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the ...
Other
May 24, 2017
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Automated automobile cattle avoidance
Driverless cars are hitting the headlines across the globe but for the foreseeable future we will still have drivers. The pressure then is how might some of the safety features of driverless cars be incorporated into conventional ...
Engineering
Apr 7, 2017
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