Feature Channels: Travel and Transportation

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Protestors said tourism was driving up the cost of living for the people of Barcelona, while the revenue from visitors hasn’t been distributed fairly across the city. ...

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UMD Smith’s Suresh Acharya, who has worked on airline optimization systems for decades, assesses the air travel industry amid its busy summer.

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A battery component innovation could help keep power delivery high when electric aircraft land with low charge, according to a study led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with expertise from the University of Michigan.

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In a new study, a team of researchers led by Berkeley Lab used a bioscience technique to study the intricate interactions within the anode, cathode, and electrolyte of electric aircraft batteries. One of the most significant findings was the discovery that certain salts mixed into the battery electrolyte formed a protective coating on cathode particles, making them far more resistant to corrosion, thereby enhancing battery life.

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Boeing has decided to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge after it violated a deal struck with the U.S. Department of Justice in the aftermath of two deadly crashes involving the 737 Max jet. ...

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The use of certain substances in the batteries is polluting air and water, according to a peer-reviewed study.

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In a bid to combat escalating traffic noise pollution, a novel study presents a semianalytical meshless method to optimize the acoustic performance of sound barriers. The research focuses on enhancing the effectiveness of these barriers by refining their shape and material distribution.

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In a major multidisciplinary collaboration effort across Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, researchers have published a pioneering study on the spread of infections across Nordic borders from spring until the end of 2020. The report sheds light on the efficacy of cross-border travel restrictions, helping us better understand which measures actually make a difference.

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With the rise in popularity of and investment in autonomous vehicles, one professor at the George Washington University sought to explore the ethics and policy considerations around driving in a... ...

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After decades of talk, work on the nation’s first high-speed rail project began recently when Brightline West broke ground on a 218-mile passenger rail service connecting Las Vegas to Southern California.

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The newly developed Joint Matrix Decomposition and Factorization (JMDF) framework improves the accuracy and robustness of moving target detection in video streams through the use of fuzzy logic and adaptive constraints.

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U-Ride is the first app that allows users to easily compare and track the environmental and health impacts of their trip. They can see their carbon savings in pounds of CO2 and calories burned as an individual and as a community. Data collected from U-Ride will help improve the transit system over time and ensure that major transportation investments made by universities as well as government agencies are benefitting the greatest number of students.

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Bill Partridge, a recently retired distinguished researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was recognized by DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office, or VTO, for leading world-class research in transportation throughout his 25-year career.

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With the help of an evidence-based calculator called “Fit2Drive,” researchers have made it easy to administer and evaluate an in-office test to predict an older individual’s probability of passing an on-road driving test. Based upon brief, easily administered cognitive tests, Fit2Drive provides an objective estimation of the ability to drive for those with cognitive concerns. Results show that the Fit2Drive algorithm demonstrated a strong 91.5% predictive accuracy.