News tagged with rear spoiler

White vans goes green: Novel spoiler design reduces fuel consumption

Nov 10, 2008 | 3.7 / 5 (17) | 5

As if the drivers of mini vans and utility vehicles needed any more encouragement to drive fast between jobs, US researchers have designed a new rear spoiler for bluff-backed vehicles that can reduce drag and lift significantly. ...

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Spirit Rover: Right-Front Wheel Rotations

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 18, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spirit's right-front wheel, which had stopped operating in March 2006, revolved with apparently normal motion during the first three of four driving segments on Sol 2117 (Wednesday, Dec. 16) ...

Spirit Mars Rover: Unexpected Wheel-Test Results

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 15, 2009 | 5 / 5 (6) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Diagnostic tests were run on Spirit's right-rear wheel and right-front wheel on Sol 2013 (Dec. 12, 2009).

Scientists Investigate Cause of 'Singing Dunes'

Physics / General Physics

Dec 15, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (21) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- In more than 30 locations around the world, the phenomenon of singing sand dunes has intrigued explorers, tourists, and scientists. When an avalanche occurs or even when the sand is pushed ...

Neuroscience in the driving seat

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 11, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

It emerged today that more drivers are using hand-held mobile phones than two years ago, despite the introduction of tougher penalties. The Transport Research Laboratory is worried because phone-using drivers ...

Spirit Rover: Rear Wheel Trouble Continues

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 10, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Results of diagnostic tests on Spirit's right-rear wheel on Sol 2109 (Dec. 8, 2009) continue to indicate a troubled wheel, which may leave the rover with only four operable wheels.

Further Tests Designed for Rover's Right-Rear Wheel

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A series of diagnostic tests on Spirit's right-rear wheel on sols 2104 and 2105 (Dec. 3 and 4) investigated stalls that occurred on Sol 2099 (Nov. 28) and earlier. The rover team cannot draw ...

Brain scans show distinctive patterns in people with generalized anxiety disorder

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 07, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Scrambled connections between the part of the brain that processes fear and emotion and other brain regions could be the hallmark of a common anxiety disorder, according to a new study from the Stanford University School ...

Chicken of the sea? Tuna farming getting a boost

Biology / Ecology

Dec 05, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Thousands of tuna, their silver bellies bloated with fat, swim frantically around in netted areas of a small bay, stuffing themselves until they grow twice as heavy as in the wild. Is this sushi's ...

Honda's 'Personal-Neo Urban Transport' Concept

Technology / Engineering

Dec 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The Honda Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT) design study model demonstrates a futuristic concept for an ultra-compact and sophisticated city coupe, American Honda Motor announced at the 2009 Los Angeles ...