(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 at the University ...
Engineering
Oct 11, 2011
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(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 the Boeing-Airbus ...
Engineering
Jun 20, 2011
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(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."
Nanomaterials
Jun 2, 2011
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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 Exploration
Dec 20, 2010
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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 a reality ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 15, 2010
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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.
Engineering
Aug 11, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UC engineering researchers create tiny pools without walls with programmable microfluidic systems.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 22, 2010
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(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 and is expected ...
Engineering
Feb 3, 2009
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(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 to mitigate ...
Engineering
Jan 29, 2009
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