Cheap charcoal air filters offer improvements to in-vehicle air quality
A cheap charcoal air filter can reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) inside vehicles by as much as 90%, compared to levels outside the vehicle.
Mar 6, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
One in five cars on Norway's roads are electric
One in five cars on Norway's roads are electric, a share that has doubled in less than three years, the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association said Monday.
Dec 12, 2022
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Self-driving cars are coming—but are we ready?
It's been 60 years since the cover of Popular Mechanics magazine gave us the promise of flying cars. But our personal mobility options remain, today and for the foreseeable future, earthbound. Will the promise of self-driving ...
Jul 27, 2017
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Automotive
Teaching trucks to see
For the past year and a half, a small fleet of semi-trucks has been roaming the streets of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Apr 26, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
We analysed electricity demand and found coronavirus has turned weekdays into weekends
The measures to control the spread of COVID-19 are unparalleled, and this is already having an effect on Britain's energy system. There have been massive short-term changes in the past: for instance the temporary imposition ...
Apr 1, 2020
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Engineering
Road to nowhere: Why the suburban cul-de-sac is an urban planning dead end
The cul-de-sac is a suburban trap. It's virtually useless as a road, doesn't support public transport, cycling or walking, and doesn't work well as a play or gathering place. Its literal translation from the French is "bottom ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Engineering
Development of standardized tests for assessing lidars in autonomous vehicles
Today, autonomous vehicles (AVs) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADASs) are rapidly growing research avenues aimed at increasing vehicle and road safety. Both technologies minimize human error by enabling cars to ...
Jan 6, 2023
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Automotive
How road rage really affects your driving—and the self-driving cars of the future
New research by the University of Warwick has identified characteristics of aggressive driving—which impact both road users and the transition to self-driving cars of the future.
Apr 11, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
California governor calls for no new gas plants in climate fight
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced steps Friday to speed up the clean-energy transition and fight climate change, including an end to building gas-burning power plants, even as the move away from fossil fuels has threatened ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Automotive
Instead of putting more massive trucks on our roads, we need to invest in our rail network
In recent years, the Victoria and New South Wales governments have both unveiled strategies to move more freight across the country by rail and ease the increasing pressure of goods moving through the two largest container ...
Dec 17, 2021
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