We've all been there. The presenter is about to begin, but then disaster strikes: the computer technology fails. Perhaps the computer has fallen asleep, the data projector is using the wrong input, or the mouse clicker has ...
Other
Oct 28, 2015
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Adaptive cruise control has been an option on some cars for almost a decade. But in a recent national survey, 65 percent of U.S. drivers didn't know what it was.
Engineering
Sep 8, 2015
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Fully self-driving cars are a few years into the future. But some of the technology that will make them possible is already here.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 8, 2015
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In the age of Apple's CarPlay, a lot of cars on the road still have tape decks.
Other
Jul 29, 2015
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Honda is to introduce the world's first predictive cruise control system known as Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control (i-ACC), capable of foreseeing and automatically reacting to other vehicles 'cutting-in' to the equipped ...
Engineering
Jan 9, 2015
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Self-driving cars garner much of the attention, but in reality, we're years away from tooling around in something like Knight Rider's KITT. Coming sooner to a car near you: smartphone apps on dash displays, cruise control ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 9, 2015
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Our fuel-based economy must be radically overhauled if Europe is to achieve its ambitious emission reduction targets. One important piece of this jigsaw could be the increased commercialisation of electric cars, which use ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 1, 2014
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Your car soon will do more to help avoid a crash. As for one day leaving all the driving to the vehicle while you relax in back, don't get your hopes up.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 4, 2014
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One of the issues of self-driving vehicles is legal liability for death or injury in the event of an accident. If the car maker programs the car so the driver has no choice, is it likely the company could be sued over the ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 25, 2014
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Due to its well-studied genome and small size, the humble fruit fly has been used as a model to study hundreds of human health issues ranging from Alzheimer's to obesity. However, Michael Dickinson, Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 10, 2014
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