News tagged with high speed rail


A French high speed train

Obama vows to fast track high speed rail

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US President Barack Obama Thursday called for a US high speed rail service to rival the express trains of France, Japan, Spain and China, highlighting a 13 billion dollar government funding boost.


A French high-speed TGV train is pictured at the eastern French railway station of Bezannes

France's SNCF hopes to run high speed rail in US

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 9

The United States is ready for a truly high-speed rail system and France's national railway SNCF would be "very interested" in operating a network, a senior executive said Thursday.





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More Filipinos leave homes as volcano spills lava (AP)

More Filipinos leave homes as volcano spills lava

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 21 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Security forces in army trucks Friday sent about 3,000 residents outside the danger zone surrounding the smoldering Mayon volcano, which looked set for a major eruption after days of shooting ash ...


Studying how black holes grow

Studying how black holes grow

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Black holes are some of the most exotic objects in the universe. They are the final evolutionary stage of giant stars much larger than the sun. When these stars explode, their cores collapse down to the size ...


Smart phones are making Wi-Fi hotspots hot again

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lisa Helminiak, who uses her iPhone as a computer as much as to talk, has declared her independence from the slow cell phone network. Instead of using AT&T's network, she's using her phone's Wi-Fi capability to connect to ...


A Search for Stability for Platinum Catalysts

A Search for Stability for Platinum Catalysts

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new carbon support that greatly increases the durability of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells has been developed by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Princeton University. ...


Researchers find human protein that prevents H1N1 influenza infection

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified a naturally occurring human protein that helps prevent infection by H1N1 influenza and other viruses, including West Nile and dengue virus.


STEM gets greener: Promoting critical thinking using renewable energy technology

Technology / Energy

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can building model cars really help create the next generation of electric vehicle designers and engineers? Researchers at North Carolina State University think so. Through a recent grant, they will develop a curriculum that ...


The new iPhone 3Gs

Raytheon turns iPhones into battlefield tools

Technology / Software

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

US defense contractor Raytheon on Wednesday unveiled the first of what it said will be a series of software applications to make iPhones or iPod touch devices into battlefield tools.


The volume of garbage dumped in landfills every year in Japan has shrunk to roughly one third of 1990 levels

Japan mines toxic e-waste for precious materials

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Seeking to turn an environmental problem into an economic opportunity, high-tech companies in resource-poor Japan are mining mountains of toxic e-waste for precious materials.


Biden unveils federal broadband stimulus projects

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the first $182 million in federal stimulus money for 18 projects to expand high-speed Internet networks in rural areas and other underserved communities.


Merapi volcano

Pre-eruption earthquakes offer clues to volcano forecasters

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Like an angry dog, a volcano growls before it bites, shaking the ground and getting "noisy" before erupting. This activity gives scientists an opportunity to study the tumult beneath a volcano and may help ...



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