News tagged with vehicle exhaust
More evidence suggests electric cars need night time charging
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in America have shown that ozone -- a known pollutant at low levels in the earth's atmosphere, causing harmful effects on the respiratory system and sensitive plants -- can be ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Breakthrough in converting heat waste to electricity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Northwestern University have placed nanocrystals of rock salt into lead telluride, creating a material that can harness electricity from heat-generating items such as vehicle exhaust systems, ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Off to the office aboard the AutoTram
Electric and hybrid vehicles will take over the cities: cars, bicycles, buses and streetcars. New concepts are needed for individual and local public transportation. In the large-scale project “Fraunhofer ...
Aug 11, 2010 |
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Study finds Miami's soils are 'heavily contaminated' with vehicle-exhaust pollutants
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Florida study has revealed that soil in urban Miami has high amounts of 16 pollutants commonly found in vehicle exhaust that have been linked to respiratory, immunological, neurological and ...
May 18, 2010 |
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More than just the tailpipe -- true environmental cost of travel
Trains, planes, buses and automobiles do not only effect the environment via their exhaust pipes. There is a full life-cycle of processes associated with getting from a to b that we rarely acknowledge.
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Traffic's true toll: Researchers explore the health effects of vehicle exhaust
(PhysOrg.com) -- When Dr. Ralph Delfino and Michael Kleinman look at Southern California's gridlocked freeways, they don't just see traffic. They see research opportunities.
May 22, 2009 |
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New aerosol observing technique turns gray skies to blue (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny, ubiquitous particles in the atmosphere may play a profound role in regulating global climate. But the scientists who study these particles -- called aerosols -- have long struggled to ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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