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A Virtuous Cycle: Safety In Numbers For Bicycle Riders
It seems paradoxical but the
more people ride bicycles on
our city streets, the less
likely they are to be
injured in traffic
accidents. International
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Heavy Trucks: Safety Research Identifies Factors That Lead To Loss Of Control, Accidents
Research carried out in
Sweden suggests that there
are three critical
manoeuvres that lead to loss
of control of heavy trucks
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Safer Skies For The Flying Public: New Air Traffic Control System Model Will Track Variables Without Human Input
Researchers are developing
an air traffic control
system that can track
multiple flight locations
and changing weather
... > full story
Quantum 'Traffic Jam' Revealed: Findings May Help Get Current Flowing At Higher Temperatures
Scientists at Brookhaven
National Laboratory and
collaborators have uncovered
the first experimental
evidence for why the
... > full story
- A Virtuous Cycle: Safety In Numbers For Bicycle Riders
- Heavy Trucks: Safety Research Identifies Factors That Lead To Loss Of Control, Accidents
- Safer Skies For The Flying Public: New Air Traffic Control System Model Will Track Variables Without Human Input
- Quantum 'Traffic Jam' Revealed: Findings May Help Get Current Flowing At Higher Temperatures
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Driving The Future Of In-vehicle ICT
September 5, 2008 — Information and communications systems in road vehicles are progressing steadily, but the research community behind these developments remains fragmented. Now a European initiative has linked key ... > full story -
Directing A Driver's Gaze Results In Smoother Steering
September 3, 2008 — A study recently published in ARVO's online Journal of Vision may inform the next generation of in-car driving assistance systems. New research finds that when drivers fix their gaze on specific ... > full story -
Dashing Computer Interface To Control Your Car
September 2, 2008 — Researchers have developed a special dashboard computer to act as a single conduit for all devices emerging in modern cars – GPS, mobile, PDAs, intelligent car technologies. It should mean a ... > full story -
The 160-mile Download Diet: Local File-sharing Drastically Cuts Network Load
August 23, 2008 — New research shows that sharing digital files locally relieves pressure on the Internet service provider by as much as five times, while actually speeding up the ... > full story -
Intelligent Vehicles Systems To Be Tested Across Europe
July 30, 2008 — Road safety, energy efficiency, and traffic congestion are the main challenges currently faced by the European transport system. The use of new in-vehicle technologies has the potential to contribute ... > full story -
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Researchers Map Out America's Deadliest Roads
July 28, 2008 — If you want to avoid the most dangerous routes on the road the next time you start your daily commute or the family vacation, the information you need is now available. University of Minnesota ... > full story -
Good News About $4 Gas? Fewer Traffic Deaths
July 10, 2008 — An analysis of yearly vehicle deaths compared to gas prices found death rates drop significantly as people slow down and drive less. If gas remains at $4 a gallon or higher for a year or more, ... > full story -
New Car Navigation System Monitors Traffic To Avoid Traffic Jams
July 7, 2008 — Researchers are developing a new in-car navigation system which informs motorists about traffic jams ahead and advises the driver of the best route for their journey before they reach the congestion. ... > full story -
Cooperative System Could Wipe Out Car Alarm Noise
June 26, 2008 — The persistent, annoying blare of an ignored car alarm may become a sound of the past if a cooperative, mutable and silent network of monitors proposed by Penn State researchers is deployed in ... > full story -
A Plane With Wings Of Glass?
June 24, 2008 — Imagine a plane that has wings made out of glass. Thanks to a major breakthrough in understanding the nature of glass by scientists at the University of Bristol, this has just become a ... > full story
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