Phys.org – Automotive

With airlines and consumers increasingly concerned about carbon, nitrogen and hydrocarbon emissions, biofuels have emerged as a green alternative. Among these, those made from coconut oil are particularly attractive because they have fatty acid chain […]

Animated “virtual agents” could help keep the roads of the future safer by alerting people behind the wheel of semiautonomous cars to oncoming hazards, new research suggests.This post was originally published on this site

Roosevelt Boulevard is a vital artery connecting North and Northeast Philadelphia, used by tens of thousands of people each day. It is as complex as it is iconic, with much of its length consisting of […]

A research team led by senior researcher Bongseok Kim of the Future Mobility Research Division at DGIST has developed a “low-complexity receiver technology” that can simultaneously communicate data and detect surrounding objects using automotive radar.This […]

As Florida enters the peak of hurricane season, Sarasota County transportation engineer Wafa Mahmoud is prepared for a worst-case scenario. For the past decade, she has joined teams driving county roads after hurricanes, documenting flooded […]

Hundreds of commercial flights will be told to change their paths over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean during the next two winters to show how minor altitude adjustments can reduce aviation’s climate impact.This post was originally […]

As the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix arrives Aug. 22–23 in Washington, D.C., the George Washington University community has the opportunity to see up close how complex and resource-intensive a major motorsports event is to […]

British company Virgin has been granted track access from 2030 to the high-speed rail line linking London to the Channel Tunnel, the country’s rail regulator said Monday, bringing it closer to launching a rival service […]

Physical access to an aircraft has not typically been considered a cybersecurity risk—but it should be, according to a team of computer scientists at the University of California San Diego. In a paper presented Aug. […]

The development of traction batteries for electric vehicles is becoming increasingly complex. Electrical performance, thermal behavior and mechanical safety interact closely and require integrated solutions. At the same time, uniform design standards have been lacking. […]