Future research projects include optimized routing, road hazard reporting, optimized de-icing, beacon for at-risk pedestrians, and vehicle-to-vehicle communication to enhance rear signaling. Someday, your auto and the roadway will be in constant communication and able [...]
The Navy could save approximately 300 to 400 million dollars a year With its strong dependence on gas-turbine engines for propulsion, the U.S. Navy is always looking for ways to improve the fuel consumption of [...]
Will people embrace the futuristic design enough to make the startup a success? The Lit C-1 doesn’t look like any car you’ve ever seen, but it still can go 120 miles per hour and gets [...]
The system is designed primarily to help the driver (and car) avoid collisions in circumstances where braking alone won’t be sufficient. In the same way that we didn’t go straight from landline phones to smartphones, [...]
UBC researchers came up with so-called “remote magnetic gears,” Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they’ve found a way around the nuisance and potential danger of repeatedly having to plug in an electric [...]
Putting a speed limit on cargo ships as they sail near ports and coastlines could cut their emission of air pollutants by up to 70 percent . . . reducing the impact of marine shipping [...]
The X2 will be available for partner tests in 2013 The internal combustion engine (ICE) has had a remarkably successful century and a half. Unfortunately, it’s notoriously inefficient, wasting anywhere from 30 to 99 percent [...]
Rail built America in the 19th century and now it may be poised for a massive resurgence in the 21st century as high fuel prices make it competitive again It just may be a hunger [...]
Researchers complete first phase of models on the Physical Internet The Physical Internet – a concept in which goods are handled, stored and transported in a shared network of manufacturers, retailers and the transportation industry [...]
It might be possible to use linear motors for landings, too. READERS of a certain age may remember “Fireball XL5”, a children’s television programme devised by Gerry Anderson about a spacecraft of that name. [...]
Extra Fuel is a convenient way to carry a half gallon of fuel that won’t accidentally blow up. Running out of gas is never fun and usually means either calling for roadside assistance or walking [...]
A liquid-nitrogen car is likely to be considerably cheaper to build than an electric vehicle A COUPLE of dozen electric cars with fuel cells under the bonnet (in place of the more usual flat-pack of [...]