News tagged with car windshields

Cashless parking

Vacant parking spaces in town are thin on the ground. Finding one is just as tiresome as making sure you have the right change for the parking machine. An adhesive microchip on the windshield will make things ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Accident protection in the windshield

Driver-assistance systems help prevent accidents. Quite simply, the more a car knows about its surroundings, the more intelligently it can respond to them. Researchers have now developed an optical sensor ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lotus Plant-Inspired Dust-Busting Shield to Protect Space Gear

(PhysOrg.com) -- A NASA team is developing a transparent coating that mimics the self-cleaning properties of the lotus plant to prevent dirt from sticking to the surfaces of spaceflight gear and bacteria from ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-sought way to make 'nano-raspberries' may fight foggy windows, eyeglasses

In an advance toward preventing car windshields and eyeglasses from fogging up, researchers in China are reporting development of a new way to make raspberry-shaped nanoparticles that can give glass a permanent ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Mercedes demos DICE -- Interactive dashboard and Heads-Up display

(PhysOrg.com) -- High end car maker Mercedes-Benz last week demoed new technology it’s working on for future car dashboards and windshield displays, and the result is certainly eye opening. Called the ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

Automakers embrace high-tech in safety drive

Automakers displaying the latest technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) are relying on sensors, digital cameras and connectivity in a drive towards a common goal -- eliminating accidents.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Head-up display wins top navigation prize in Munich

(PhysOrg.com) -- A navigation system making use of something called "True3D" technology has won the top prize in this year's European Satellite Navigation Competition in Munich, Germany. The ESNC is an international ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (38) | comments 12 | with audio podcast report

Silver and white cars are cooler, says study

(PhysOrg.com) -- From an environment standpoint, silver and white cars are cool; black cars are not. Researchers at the Berkeley Lab Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD) say that the color of ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (8) | comments 26 | with audio podcast report

Ford shows new Evos concept car at Frankfurt show

Ford Motor Co. is giving a hint of what forthcoming models will look like with its Evos concept car, a streamlined four-seater with slender LED headlights and a high front grille.

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Tracker reveals how you will fare in EVs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drivers come in all shapes and personality sizes. Different heat and air conditioning needs. Different braking styles. Different climates. Different terrains. When it will come to buying an ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

European researchers driving road safety

Safety while driving is paramount, and Europeans are making efforts to ensure our well-being in vehicles - whether we are behind the steering wheel or in a passenger seat. The project partners have pushed ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dynamic Eye partners with UB to develop 'smart' sunglasses that block blinding glare

The days of being blinded by glare from the sun, despite the $300 sunglasses straddling your face, may soon be over.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New data still have scientists in dark over dark matter

(PhysOrg.com) -- A dark-matter experiment deep in the Soudan mine of Minnesota now has detected a seasonal signal variation similar to one an Italian experiment has been reporting for more than a decade.

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

The hand as a joystick

You need a mouse and a keyboard, a touch-screen or a joystick to control a computer system. In the future, a new gesture command system will make it possible to use just the fingers of a hand.

Technology / Engineering

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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