Drivers see red over Oslo's green 'war on cars'
Determined to go green, Oslo is slowly but surely ridding its city centre of motorists, angering some who say the "war on cars" is putting the brakes on individual freedoms.
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How quinoa plants shed excess salt and thrive in saline soils
Barely heard of a couple of years ago, quinoa today is common on European supermarket shelves. The hardy plant thrives even in saline soils. Researchers from the University of Würzburg have now determined how the plant gets ...
Graphene tunnelling junctions: beyond the breaking point
Molecular electronics is a burgeoning field of research that aims to integrate single molecules as active elements in electronic devices. Obtaining a complete picture of the charge transport properties in molecular junctions ...
A complex interplay between transport and dispersion across wiggling nanopores
Physicist Richard Feynman highlighted the importance of fluctuations in living matter when he stated, "Everything that living things do can be understood in terms of the jigglings and wigglings of atoms." This holds true ...
Cities that never sleep: How the modern world blurs the boundaries between night and day
Night has always been a difficult realm for humans: we've had to learn to cope with the cold and the dark to thrive in it. Since the industrial revolution we've found ways to adapt our homes and cities to operate during the ...
New knowledge on the condition of cull sows prior to transportation to the abattoir
About half of Danish sows are culled and destined for slaughter each year—approximately 500,000 animals—and are sent on their last journey to the abattoir. So far, this group of animals has received almost no scientific ...
Why driverless vehicles should not be given unchecked access to our cities
Autonomous, or driverless, vehicles can support and promote active travel, such as walking and cycling, when two basic conditions are met:
Agency seeks anti-lock brakes on all new US road motorcycles
A federal safety agency is recommending that all new motorcycles built for road use in the U.S. have anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control as standard equipment.
Evaluation of fitness for transport of cull cows varies
Assessment of whether a cull cow is fit for transport to the slaughterhouse can vary according to who is doing the assessment. This was indicated in a study carried out by researchers from Aarhus University, in which they ...
Cable cars could ease Australian traffic woes
Sections of cities all over the world are being demolished to meet increasing demand for transport infrastructure. The process of building new roads, harbour crossings, metro systems and light rail lines seems unending. Large-scale ...
