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NASA’s Polar Robotic Ranger Passes First Greenland Test
Defying 30 mph gusts and temperatures down to minus 22 F, NASA’s new polar rover recently demonstrated in Greenland that it could operate completely autonomously in one of Earth’s harshest...
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First Driverless Vehicle to Hit the Roads
Singapore’s first clean and green driverless shuttle transportation system will soon see passengers shuttling between Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and JTC Corporation’s (JTC) CleanTech Park....
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5,900 Natural Gas Leaks Discovered Under Washington, D.C.: A Dozen Locations...
More than 5,893 leaks from aging natural gas pipelines have been found under the streets of Washington, D.C. by a research team from Duke University and Boston University. A dozen of the leaks could...
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Emotion Detectors Could Make Driving Safer
Technology now allows us to read facial expressions and identify which of the seven universal emotions a person is feeling: fear, anger, joy, sadness, disgust, surprise, or suspicion. This is very...
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Boats Offer Solution for Urban Congestion
A solution for traffic congestion in many cities might lie in one of the most ancient modes of transportation available: the boat. Looking at how water-buses could be integrated into Stockholm’s mass...
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Charging Electric Cars Efficiently: Induction
We already charge our toothbrushes and cellphones using contactless technology. Researchers have developed a particularly efficient and cost-effective method that means electric cars could soon follow...
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First Driverless Vehicles for Public Launched in Singapore
Fancy a stroll in the Chinese and Japanese Gardens? Why not up the ante, book a ride online and take a driverless buggy ride through the gardens? Making this a reality are researchers and engineers...
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Panel-Powered Car Under Development
A car powered by its own body panels could soon be driving on our roads after a breakthrough in nanotechnology research by a QUT team. Researchers have developed lightweight “supercapacitors” that can...
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New Model to Detect Aggressive Driving
Researchers from the UPM have developed a system capable of detecting patterns of reckless driving behavior with non intrusive methods for the driver. A group of researchers from the High School of...
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American Cities Much Brighter Than German Ones
German cities emit several times less light per capita than comparably sized American cities, according to a recent publication in the journal Remote Sensing. The size of the gap grew with city size,...
View ArticleWearable Technology: Man Goes Home Without Heart
The University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center has sent home a patient with a total artificial heart, a first in heart care in Michigan. The Freedom® Driver, a portable 13-pound device...
View ArticleElectric Cars: Buyers Want Battery Leasing
A proper choice of business model plays a critical role in electric vehicle industry where many consumers are subject to range and resale anxieties. In particular, a combination of owning or leasing...
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