News tagged with stairwell
City-wide sensor system could make cities run more smoothly
(PhysOrg.com) -- By installing millions of sensors throughout a city and hooking them up to an urban operating system, the Portuguese-based company Living PlanIT envisions that, in the future, cities could ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 04, 2011 |
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NASA Heads up Mt. Everest
Steve "Ark" Vander Ark takes a deep breath at the foot of the stairs in a lonely, dusky stairwell, then turns and heads up ten long flights of steps - for the eighth time. He'll repeat this ritual thrice more, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Stairwell evacuation study finds 'what we know we don't know'
Most of the time, we use the stairs in buildings—especially in high-rise structures—only as a back-up for faster elevators and escalators, but during a fire or other emergency, stairs become our primary passage ...
Mar 25, 2009 |
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US Army purchases robotic scouts (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- By being the first to scout out an unknown building or peek over a wall, a small dumbbell-shaped robot will be taking over some of the riskiest tasks in the US Army. The robot’s maker, ...
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Life after NASA: Shuttle suppliers chase new business
Business is steady these days at Aero Industries Inc., a small metal-parts operation in Orlando. Once heavily dependent on NASA's space-shuttle program, the company now has a mix of new clients, in industries ranging from ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Groupon, Twitter, other tech companies grapple with hypergrowth
Mark Johnson is something of a miracle worker for Groupon. No, he isn't a Master of the Universe salesman, nor a code-slinging prodigy. What he does is just as important.
Aug 12, 2011 |
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10 years later, NY responders communicate better
(AP) -- On Sept. 11, 2001, as firefighters rushed into the smoldering twin towers, their radios went dead. Police on the scene couldn't hear orders from their superiors. And none of the agencies responding ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Wireless 'breadcrumbs' that won’t become toast when baked... or soggy when hosed
When Hansel and Gretel ventured into the forest, they left a trail of breadcrumbs to find their way home. In today's world, cellular phones, Global Positioning System (GPS), WiFi, and Bluetooth are the digital ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Wheelchair follows orders, but can act on its own, too
Five Northeastern University engineering seniors have developed an innovative, voice-operated wheelchair that can navigate through a cluttered room, move alongside walls and detect stairwells and other obstacles ...
May 25, 2011 |
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Ancient shells meet high-tech: Researchers study the sound of pre-Incan conches (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists and acousticians strike an unusual partnership to understand the mesmerizing role of conches in the temple culture around Peru's Chavin.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 07, 2011 |
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NIST data: Enabling the technical-basis for evacuation planning of high-rise buildings
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are stepping up the pace for designing safer building evacuations by releasing large, numerical data sets that track the movement of people on stairs ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Cheers and jeers for Apple at iPad's second Asia launch
Eager iPad fans in Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand braved long queues and discomfort to get their hands on the coveted Apple device as its second wave of Asia-Pacific launches began Friday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Another dimension to 3-D TVs: Health risks
Teens have been known to play video games until they're glassy-eyed.
Jun 09, 2010 |
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