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Released: 15-Apr-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Royal Navy Uses Pilotless Aircraft to Navigate Through Ice
University of Southampton

A tiny pilotless aircraft, built by the University of Southampton, has launched from the Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Protector for the first time to assist with navigating through the Antarctic.

Released: 11-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Study Says Alaska Could Lose Massive Icefield by 2200
University of Alaska Fairbanks

The massive icefield that feeds Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier may be gone by 2200 if warming trend predictions hold true, according to University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers.

Released: 8-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Engine Design Takes a Major Leap at Argonne
Argonne National Laboratory

A team with Argonne's Virtual Engine Research Institute and Fuels Initiative (VERIFI) announce that they have completed development of engineering simulation code and workflows that will allow as many as 10,000 engine simulations to be conducted simultaneously on the Mira supercomputer.

Released: 5-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Texas A&M Study Shows Saturated Fats “Jet Lag” Body Clocks, Triggering Inflammation and Metabolic Disorders
Texas A&M University

New research from the Texas A&M Health Science Center and Texas A&M AgriLife parses out why saturated fats are “bad”—and suggests that it may all be in the timing.

Released: 4-Apr-2016 9:30 AM EDT
Airline Quality Rating: 2015 Airline Performance Improves Slightly; Virgin America Narrowly Retains Top Spot
Wichita State University

As Virgin America claimed the top spot for the fourth consecutive year, overall U.S. airline performance improved slightly in 2015, according to the 26th annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR), released today (Monday, April 4) at the National Press Club in Washington.

   
Released: 31-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EDT
ORNL Surges Forward with 20-Kilowatt Wireless Charging for Vehicles
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A 20-kilowatt wireless charging system demonstrated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has achieved 90 percent efficiency and at three times the rate of the plug-in systems commonly used for electric vehicles today.

Released: 28-Mar-2016 3:05 PM EDT
The Non-Driving Millennial? Not So Simple, Says New Research
University of Vermont

A recently published study shows that the popular notion that millennials are choosing not drive may be oversimplified. In a suburban community with low density and no public transportation, teens obtained their drivers' licenses on average within a month of their 16th birthday.

Released: 28-Mar-2016 4:00 AM EDT
Who’s No. 1? Airline Quality Rating Report to Reveal Top Carriers of 2015
Wichita State University

The results of the 26th annual national Airline Quality Rating (AQR) will be announced at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Monday, April 4, at a news conference at the National Press Club, Zenger Room, in Washington. The rating is conducted annually by researchers Dean Headley at the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University and Brent Bowen, dean of the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Ariz., campus.

Released: 24-Mar-2016 5:05 PM EDT
29th Annual DRI Nevada Medal to Honor Duke University Professor and Former U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot Dr. Mary Cummings
Desert Research Institute (DRI)

The Desert Research Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Mary “Missy” Cummings, Ph.D., has been selected as the Institute’s 2016 DRI Nevada Medalist. Next month, the DRI Foundation will present Dr. Cummings with the 29th DRI Nevada Medal during special events planned in Reno and Las Vegas.

19-Mar-2016 1:00 PM EDT
Truck Drivers with Sleep Apnea Who Do Not Follow Treatment Plan Have Greater Crash Risk
Virginia Tech

Truck drivers who have obstructive sleep apnea and who do not attempt to adhere to a mandated treatment program have a fivefold increase in the risk of a severe crash.

Released: 17-Mar-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Communicating Vehicles Could Ease Through Intersections More Efficiently
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Imagine a scenario where sensor-laden vehicles pass through intersections by communicating with each other, rather than grinding to a halt at traffic lights. A newly published study co-authored by MIT researchers claims this kind of traffic-light-free transportation design, if it ever arrives, could allow twice as much traffic to use the roads.

Released: 16-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Alternative Fuels Need More Than Hype to Drive Transportation Market
University of California, Davis

1. 30 years of alternative fuel hype have failed to deliver sales; 2. Public attention has jumped from one alternative fuel to the next since the 1980s; 3. To decarbonize transportation, policymakers need better ways to assess technologies.

   
Released: 9-Mar-2016 6:05 PM EST
Argonne and Marathon Join Forces to Optimize Fuels and Engines
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory is partnering with Marathon Petroleum Corporation to look at engines and fuels holistically, optimizing both areas simultaneously in search of greater efficiency. By advancing on both fronts, the researchers hope to make substantial gains that would not be possible by working on engines and fuels individually.

Released: 9-Mar-2016 3:05 PM EST
Online Reviews Only Reveal Part of What Hotel Customers Really Think
Cornell University

Customers in the hotel industry are writing online reviews more than ever via social networks and travel websites. But their comments are so numerous and hard to analyze using traditional statistical methods that it has been difficult for managers to use reviews to improve operations.

24-Feb-2016 9:00 AM EST
Driverless Cars Could Increase Reliance on Roads
University of Washington

Driverless vehicles could intensify car use, reducing or even eliminating promised energy savings and environmental benefits, a new study finds.

Released: 25-Feb-2016 6:05 PM EST
Who(What)’s Driving and When?
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Advancing the state of knowledge about human factors aspects of autonomous passenger vehicles are two studies published recently in Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. One assesses the level of drivers’ trust in the autonomous car. The other suggests that drivers will respond best to verbal prompts alerting them to driving conditions and the state of the vehicle.

Released: 18-Feb-2016 6:05 AM EST
Independence and Mobility Key for Older Drivers Report Finds
University of Warwick

The majority of older drivers want to continue driving as long as they are able to safely, according to a report written by a University of Warwick academic. The report, called Keeping Older Drivers Safe and Mobile, was commissioned by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

Released: 5-Feb-2016 11:05 AM EST
Online Shopping Might Not Be as Green as We Thought
University of Delaware

A study by researchers in the Delaware Center for Transportation provides insight into the impacts of home shopping on vehicle operations and greenhouse gas emissions.



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