Apple to nix apps that tip off drunk drivers
(AP) -- After pressure from four U.S. senators, Apple Inc. has said it will start rejecting iPhone applications that tip drivers off about police checkpoints for drunken driving.
Software
Jun 9, 2011
8
0
Page 15 - News tagged with speed camera
Head, body, eye coordination conserved across animal kingdom, researchers find
Fruit flies synchronize the movements of their heads and bodies to stabilize their vision and fly effectively, according to Penn State researchers who utilized virtual-reality flight simulators. The finding appears to hold ...
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2022
0
38
Blink and you'll miss these plants shooting their seeds
If you happened upon a witch hazel plant in the forest, you might describe it as a sweet-smelling shrub with crinkly ribbon-like petals. But to Duke University graduate student Justin Jorge, it's a howitzer.
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2023
0
28
Hair spacing keeps honeybees clean during pollination: Researchers quantify the cleaning process
With honeybee colony health wavering and researchers trying to find technological ways of pollinating plants in the future, a new Georgia Tech study has looked at how the insects do their job and manage to stay clean.
General Physics
Mar 28, 2017
1
50
Bats' ability to convert energy into muscle power shown to be affected by flight speed
In a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers have studied the efficiency of migratory bats—a species that weighs about eight grams and is found in almost all of Europe. Efficiency, ...
Plants & Animals
May 9, 2023
0
188
The simple physics behind algal movement towards light
A new study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) describes how certain algae collectively sense and respond to light, a phenomenon called phototaxis.
Plants & Animals
Nov 5, 2019
0
23
All-optical method sets record for ultrafast high-spatial-resolution imaging
High-speed cameras can take pictures in quick succession. This makes them useful for visualizing ultrafast dynamic phenomena, such as femtosecond laser ablation for precise machining and manufacturing processes, fast ignition ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 17, 2020
1
7
Video: How superhydrophobic materials stay totally dry
Raincoats, car windshields, waterproof phones: They all use a little chemistry to stay dry. Inspired by nature, chemists use extremely water-fearing, or superhydrophobic, coatings to repel water from surfaces to keep them ...
Other
Aug 8, 2017
0
5
'Tiny tornadoes' around leaves can spread deadly plant pathogens
A new study led by Cornell University is the first to analyze plant spore dispersion at its source, where rain droplets shake flexible leaves to initially disperse pathogens.
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2024
0
18
High speed video recording precisely measures blood cell velocity
Scientists from ITMO University created a high-speed video capillaroscopy system that enables direct measurement of red blood cell velocity. Coupled with sophisticated software, the system can improve the accuracy of vascular ...
Engineering
Nov 15, 2017
0
3
