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The Future of Car Manufacturing? Sticky 'Velcro' Car Parts
Aug 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It may sound improbable but plastic car parts could one day be joined together like Velcro, and peeled apart when it comes to recycling or disposal.
The car that diagnoses its own servicing needs
Aug 23, 2007 |
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An intelligent system that could before long enable cars to tell mechanics which of their parts need servicing has been unveiled by engineers at the University of Cambridge.
No more searching
Nov 10, 2008 |
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In warehouses, tidiness is a flexible term. Storage areas can be rearranged or moved around at any time. Forklift trucks will soon make it easy to follow the material flow and keep an overview in the warehouse automatically ...
Intelligent steel for safer cars
Sep 18, 2007 |
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Each year, more than 200,000 car accidents occur in Germany. Car manufacturers devote much time, effort, and cost to developing new ways of protecting drivers and passengers.
The car that diagnoses its own servicing needs
Jun 19, 2007 |
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An intelligent system that could before long enable cars to tell mechanics which of their parts need servicing is being unveiled by engineers at the University of Cambridge.
Towards lower fuel use -- technologies for lighter cars
Aug 08, 2008 |
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With oil prices at an historic high and global concern about vehicle emissions, consumer demand - and the focus in car manufacturing - is shifting to lightweight, low-fuel consumption cars.
Software patch makes car more fuel-efficient
Feb 28, 2007 |
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A car wastes energy almost continuously. Whether it is running in first, second, or a higher gear, there is only one position of the accelerator that guarantees optimal performance. Accelerating a little less or a little ...
Controlling embryonic fate by association
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May 04, 2008 |
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Association determines fate in embryonic stem cells, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Nature Cell Biology.
Audi Unveils iPhone-like Car Phone
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Audi has recently introduced a new concept car phone, cramming a ton of features into a tiny device. Called the Audi Mobile Phone, the handheld interface controls a number of systems on the car, while also ...
Now where did I leave my car -- and how do I get back there? How the brain translates memory into action
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When we emerge from a supermarket laden down with bags and faced with a sea of vehicles, how do we remember where we've parked our car and translate the memory into the correct action to get back there? Scientists ...
Driver-less car in high-speed rally assault
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Imagine driving at top speed on a steep, winding mountain pass in the Alps, or the Himalayas, or the Rocky Mountains.
Preventing traffic accidents before they happen?
Nov 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new automotive safety systems built by European researchers will alert drivers to potential hazards by using information from the car, other road users and the roadside infrastructure to predict and prevent ...
Download, install and drive -- the future of automotive software
Feb 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices regularly download software updates to keep obsolescence at bay. That’s not the norm for cars. But that could change thanks to an automotive ...
Physicist develops battery using new source of energy
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Miami and at the Universities of Tokyo and Tohoku, Japan, have been able to prove the existence of a "spin battery," a battery that is "charged" by applying a large magnetic ...
Breaking New Ground in Relationship of Language to Thought
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Jürgen Bohnemeyer, assistant professor in the Department of Linguistics in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, has received a 42-month $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund a comparative ...
