A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
The project involves putting two power lines directly into the road.
The recent innovations in wireless charging for electric vehicles could mean losing the need for batteries altogether. A Swedish project being tested is a system designed to power EVs along the highway.
Continue reading… “Volvo tests road that will charge electric cars”
Pot holes pepper highways everywhere.
Fixing a hole in a road should be easy—but the fact that our nation’s highways are littered with potholes is testament to the fact that it’s not quite as straightforward as it sounds. But a new solution, inspired by silly putty, could make our streets much smoother in the future.
In fact, the idea—developed by students from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland—has won an engineering contest, reports Science. But prize-winning or not, the idea of mending a road with something like silly putty sounds like madness, right?
Continue reading… “The future of pothole repair is Silly Putty”
“Whew!” gasped a worker with Pace Construction Co., the St. Louis County road contractor that joined forces with Innoventor, the Earth City-based engineering and design firm that perfected the process of converting the animal waste into a bio-oil used in asphalt binder.
To others, the air swelled with the sweet smell of potential for new manufacturing opportunities, jobs and, possibly, profits. How big is that potential? Nobody knows yet.
Mountains of salt are spread on snowy roads in North America every winter, and environmentalists have been complaining about it for years. But studies are piling up that indicate that the cost may be too high.
Martin Mittelstaedt reports in the Globe and Mail about a new study of Frenchman’s Bay, a lagoon off Lake Ontario by University of Toronto Geologists. The conclusion:
“Our findings are pretty dramatic, and the effects are felt year-round,” said Nick Eyles, a geology professor at the university and the lead researcher on the project. “We now know that 3,600 tonnes of road salt end up in that small lagoon every winter from direct runoff in creeks and effectively poison it for the rest of the year.”
Continue reading… “Road Salt is Affecting Aquatic Life And Drinking Water Across North America”
Scientists have developed an in-car computer that they claim could soon make it impossible for motorists to speed beyond the permissible limit.
Continue reading… “Car Computer That Makes It Impossible To Speed”
Sending text messages while driving can be dangerous, a perception that has now been borne out by the latest study.
Continue reading… “Texting While Driving Dangerous”
The first flying automobile, equally at home in the sky and on the road, is scheduled to take to the air next month.
Continue reading… “First Flying Automobile Takes Test Flight Next Month”
The time to call-off the unforgettable memories of the DaVinci driving simulator has come. Virtual Driver Interactive dares to offer a highly interactive atmosphere for learning driving via its “VDI Driving Simulator” that puts you in the shoes of a driver.
Continue reading… “VDI Driving Simulator For Your Home”
Every day we are faced with signs that tell us what to do and what not to do. However, there are some signs that tell us something else. We don’t know exactly what, but something else. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Crazy Signs”
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The all new GPS Angel Red Light/Speed Camera warning system is designed to warn you of red lights and fixed speed cameras. It’s completely road legal and easy to use, just simply place it on your dashboard and switch on.
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Featured as an entry at the Australian Design Awards, the Portable Gliding Simulator is one of a very few in existence and is unique in its design.
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One of the most frightening things I ever say was a teen girl driving through my neighborhood, on the wrong side of the road, sending a text message. It’s not only a problem with teens, according to a study lots of adults drive and send or read email as well.
Continue reading… “iLane: Reads Emails and Text Messages Aloud”
