Pushing nanoscale battery developments in the right direction can help create a sustainable transport sector, suggests investigators in a new report.
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 11
The best road to zero-emission vehicles lies in fuel-cell technology. It preserves the advantages of gasoline automobiles, with low upfront costs, long driving range and fast refueling. But he also believes a new fuel-cell technology may be necessary. A n
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 36
Engineers have studied a simple vehicle-platooning scenario and determined the best ways to deploy vehicles in order to save fuel and minimize delays. Their analysis shows that relatively simple, straightforward schedules may be the optimal approach for s
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 44
Talking hands-free on a mobile phone while driving is just as distracting as a conversation using a hand-held phone, despite one being illegal and the other not, a road safety study has found.
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 41
A new study has introduced a new artificial leaf that generates hydrogen, using the power of the Sun to mimic underwater photosynthesis.
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 49
Engineers have taken inspiration from biological evolution and the energy savings garnered by birds flying in formation to improve the efficiency of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by more than 30 percent.
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 43
The variety of car models has increased significantly over the past decades. Take Volkswagen: In 1950, the automaker produced just two model ranges – the Beetle and the transporter. Long gone are the times when one factory fabricated the same car fo
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 27
If you’ve ever been startled by the sudden appearance of an ambulance while blasting music in your car, then you appreciate the value of a loud siren. Fortunately, your car is probably equipped already to receive warning signals on its audio system,
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 41
A pre-existing 4G network infrastructure could help drivers make safe decisions in or near accidents, according to new research.
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 41
Using medical data collected by trauma experts, elderly and obese dummies are being used to help car manufacturers create safer vehicles for today's drivers.
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 16
Bringing mobility into Germany’s transition to a new energy economy is a complex undertaking. While carmakers are developing more economical combustion engines and alternative drive systems, research establishments and companies are working on makin
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 25
When a material is made, you typically cannot change whether that material is hard or soft. But a group of researchers have developed a new way to design a 'metamaterial' that allows the material to switch between being hard and soft without dam
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 23
The length of time needed for a driver to switch from automated vehicle control to manual vehicle control is crucial for the safety of future automated vehicles, research shows.
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 25
Autonomous systems -- like driverless cars -- perform tasks that previously could only be performed by humans. In a new article, artificial intelligence ethics experts argue that current safety regulations do not plan for these systems and are therefore i
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 30
The electronic data connections within microchips are increasingly becoming a bottleneck in the exponential growth of data traffic. Optical connections are the obvious successors but optical data transmission requires an adequate nanoscale light source, a
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 35
Experts share some tips that go beyond the usual winter safety driving advice and touch upon those often overlooked inconveniences that winter storms leave behind in order to decrease injuries and major accidents.
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 19
Traffic modeling has been of interest to mathematicians since the 1950s. Research in the area has only grown as road traffic control presents an ever-increasing problem. In a new paper, authors address the problem of computing optimal traffic light settin
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 25
With sustainable solutions in mind, a new study looks at the energy efficiency of current modes of transportation.
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 35
A team of engineers led by 94-year-old John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has developed the first all-solid-state battery cells that could lead
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 30
Volkswagen's excess emissions are predicted to cause 1,200 premature deaths in Europe. Countries hit hardest by automaker's emissions scandal include Germany, Poland, France, and Czech Republic, report investigators.
2018-11-11-24 09:33 admin 43