Autos

In the year 2000, almost 70% of all new cars sold in Australia were small passenger vehicles—mainly sedans and hatchbacks. But over 25 years, their share has dropped dramatically to just 17%, as a car […]

Few weekends send more people on long car journeys than Memorial Day Weekend, with AAA estimating as many as 39 million people hitting the road this year. But unfortunately, motion sickness could make those trips […]

Faced with uncertain supply and soaring prices for rare earth minerals, electric vehicle manufacturers could nevertheless reduce their material demands by nearly 15% by remanufacturing and reusing components, a recent study shows.This post was originally […]

Helio Castroneves felt an immediate difference—a subtle but noticeable uptick in speed—the first time he utilized the boost of horsepower offered by IndyCar’s novel hybrid engines around the imposing oval of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.This post […]

Although air transport contributes a small proportion to global greenhouse gas emissions (approximately 3.5%), the expected growth in traffic compels the industry to minimize its environmental footprint. The European Commission aims to have carbon neutrality […]

As cities worldwide seek effective strategies to address rising traffic fatalities, a new study published in Management Science reveals AI-powered traffic cameras offer a breakthrough solution—not only catching violations, but meaningfully improving overall road safety.This […]

Electric trucks are on course to overtake diesel equivalents on lifetime cost—and smart policies can accelerate this transition, new research shows.This post was originally published on this site.

Underwater or aerial vehicles with dimples like golf balls could be more efficient and maneuverable, a new prototype developed at the University of Michigan has demonstrated.This post was originally published on this site.

Necati Catbas collaborated with his former civil engineering student Marwan Debees, Ph.D., who now works as a NASA Bridge Program manager, on research that details how infrared thermography, high-definition imaging and neural network analysis can […]

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed a critical series of tests in which the airplane was put through its paces for cruising high above the California desert—all without ever leaving the ground.This post […]