News tagged with virtual crash

Distracted drivers benefit from in-car driving coach

Although many states have banned using handheld cell phones at the wheel, a ban is difficult to enforce, and doesn't cover the growing number of gadgets now available.

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Professor documents cancer battle in online videos

(AP) -- At first, David Oliver ignored the bump on his neck that he noticed while shaving. The medical school professor assumed it was calcified scar tissue from a previous surgery.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New U of M video game teaches consequences of distracted driving

Being in a life-threatening vehicle crash due to distracted driving teaches a painful lesson, but makers of the new video game Distraction Dodger hope there is a much safer way to teach the same lesson.

Technology / Other

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Railroad hyperbole echoes all the way down to the dot-com frenzy

There are critics and readers who say American historian Richard White should not have made fun of rich people in his new book, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

CEO calls Zynga his 'crowning achievement'

Before Zynga traded its first share on Friday, nervous investors in the social-gaming company didn't know whether to expect a killing or to be killed.

Technology / Business

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CSHL's DNA Learning Center awarded Science magazine SPORE prize

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's DNA Learning Center (DNALC) has been awarded the Science Prize for Online Resources in Education (SPORE) for its creation of a science education portal at www.dnalc.org that attracts more than 7 million ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beijing orders microbloggers to register real names

Beijing city authorities on Friday issued new rules requiring microbloggers to register their real names before posting online, as the Chinese government tightens its grip on the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Military looks for more 'fear factor' in training simulators

The group of Marines sprang into action and raced into combat position, with weapons aimed, as they assaulted a possible terrorist stronghold. Moments later, they were sipping sodas and chatting with friends about weekend ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Virtual predictions beat destruction

(PhysOrg.com) -- Before computer modelling there was only one way to discover the limits of a metal alloy, or any other material – test it to destruction. The problems with this approach are obvious: it’s expensive, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Major breakthrough improves software reliability and security

Anyone who uses multithreaded computer programs -- and that's all of us, as these are the programs that power nearly all software applications including Office, Windows, MacOS, and Google Chrome Browser, and web services ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Skill triumphs over fish scarcity and draws experienced anglers back to overfished lakes

Fishermen care about more than the quantity of fish in a pond. Access, beauty, distance from home and fishing regulations play into the choice of which lake to fish on a given Saturday. How deep into the woods will fishermen ...

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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