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How a molecular traffic jam impacts cell division

Interdisciplinary research between biology and physics aims to understand the cell and how it organizes internally. The mechanisms inside the cell are very complicated. LMU biophysicist Professor Erwin Frey, who is also a ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Visions of a 'car-free future'

City centers could become virtually car-free over the next 20 years under new plans proposed by University of Leeds transport researchers.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 37

Robot car to cut jams & prangs

Robotic car technology being developed at Oxford University that interprets its surroundings and makes decisions about where to go could eliminate the agony and cost of traffic jams.

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Korean researchers combine algorithm with wireless communication to reduce traffic jams

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyun Keun Lee and Beom Jun Kim, researchers at the University of Seoul, have developed an idea on how to reduce traffic jams or in some cases prevent them all together. In their paper, published in Physica A: ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

US reconnaissance plane under jamming attack: aide

A US military reconnaissance plane came under electronic attack from North Korea and had to make an emergency landing during a major military exercise in March, an aide to a lawmaker said Friday.

Technology / Other

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

North Korea upgrades jamming devices: report

North Korea is upgrading jamming devices to disrupt South Korean military communications, Yonhap news agency said Tuesday, citing a defence ministry report.

Technology / Other

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Jerusalem's first light rail line draws big crowds

Excited crowds filled the streets of Jerusalem on Friday as hundreds of people rose early to try out the Holy City's first-ever light rail system which finally opened its doors to the public.

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Dynamic toll for smooth-flowing traffic

Highway traffic can flow more freely thanks to a dynamic toll. Siemens has developed a special algorithm for traffic control systems that adjusts the toll charge to the current traffic situation. In return, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

California dreaming: LA imagines life without cars

Los Angeles is famous for its addiction to cars -- whether cruising in their convertibles, or (more often) sitting in monster traffic jams on the freeway, the car is definitely king for Angelenos.

Technology / Other

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Europe looks into helicopter commuting

A European research program is studying the feasibility of a new kind of individual transport that avoids traffic jams by taking to the skies. Two laboratories at EPFL participate in this project.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Google's Street View starts mapping India

Google launched its "Street View" project in India on Thursday aiming to collect panoramic images of the vast country ranging from its palaces to its slums.

Technology / Internet

created May 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drafting without drivers

Fewer accidents, less fuel consumption, and fewer traffic jams: Autonomous, computer-controlled vehicles have many advantages in road traffic. In particular, if many cars join to form long convoys. On May ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Electric cars take off in Norway

They speed past gas guzzlers in traffic, ignore congestion charges and get city centre parking for free. In a country whose wealth is fuelled by oil, Oslo has become the world capital of the electric car.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 120

Carmakers look to an electric future in China

Major carmakers' high hopes for electric vehicles are on clear display at the Shanghai auto show, but industry leaders say it could be a decade before such eco-friendly cars go mainstream.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

IBM driver tool predicts traffic jams

IBM is testing smartphone software designed to predict traffic jams and warn motorists before they even take to the roads.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2