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Transport - 27.11.2023
Partial closure of Cambridgelaan
Transport - Innovation - 27.11.2023
Automated shuttle planned for Detroit starts safety testing at Mcity
University of Michigan, May Mobility and city of Detroit look to boost public trust in self-driving vehicle technology Testing of a new automated shuttle is underway at the University of Michigan's M
Innovation - Transport - 20.11.2023

Transport - 10.11.2023

UCL does not allow "throttle" electric bicycles, or any type of e-scooter or e-unicycle to be brought into UCL buildings.
Transport - Innovation - 06.11.2023
CMU-Africa Students Explore Aviation Collaborations with CMU Pittsburgh Club
Transport - 03.11.2023

Transport - Health - 03.11.2023

The range of transport services for people with disabilities varies greatly in Switzerland and is difficult to access due to complex organization and high prices.
Transport - Mechanical Engineering - 01.11.2023

Law - Transport - 31.10.2023
Improving mobility with data sharing
We provide transport companies with information about our mobility behavior when we use various modes of transportation. Researchers at the University of Basel and two technology and mobility consulting companies have jointly investigated what requirements could be put in place to ensure this mobility data is better utilized.
Transport - 26.10.2023
Twente second in nerve-wracking World Solar Racing Championships
Solar Team Twente finished second at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge last night. After a three thousand kilometre race, the team arrived in Adelaide, South Australia, behind the competitors from Leuven.
Transport - 26.10.2023
Twente placed second in nerve-wracking solar racing world championships
Solar Team Twente finished second at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge last night. After a three thousand kilometre race, the team arrived in Adelaide, South Australia, behind the competitors from Leuven.
Transport - 26.10.2023
US solar car places fourth in global competition
Transport - Administration - 20.10.2023
$7.5 million in federal funds to establish Mobility Center of Excellence at UCLA
Transport - 18.10.2023

By Falko Schoklitsch A team from the Vehicle Safety Institute at TU Graz has used Human Body Models to investigate accidents involving electric scooters and identified the most important factors for preventing serious injuries.
Transport - History / Archeology - 17.10.2023

When the large highways crossing the Austrian and Swiss Alps were built, citizens' movements protesting the transalpine traffic started to form in both countries from the 1970s onwards.
Economics - Transport - 09.10.2023

Transport - 06.10.2023
Reducing motion sickness crucial to acceptance of self-driving cars
Self-driving cars still have a number of hurdles to overcome. Reducing motion sickness is a crucial factor in this respect.
Computer Science - Transport - 03.10.2023
AI copilot enhances human precision for safer aviation
Designed to ensure safer skies, "Air-Guardian" blends human intuition with machine precision, creating a more symbiotic relationship between pilot and aircraft.
Transport - Economics - 28.09.2023
WISA sends electric aviation soaring in Canada
Waterloo researchers are helping to clear the regulatory runway for electric planes and transport the Canadian aviation sector to new heights Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics University of Waterloo is leading the charge in Canada's electric aviation evolution.
Mechanical Engineering - Transport - 26.09.2023

Transport - Electroengineering - 21.09.2023

Transport - Innovation - 19.09.2023
New test field for connected mobility systems
Environment - Transport - 18.09.2023

Cornwall residents strongly back climate action according to new survey results from Bath's Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST). Published on Monday 18 September 2023 Last updated on Monday 18 September 2023 A new survey of Cornwall residents reveals they strongly back ambitious climate actions.
Campus - Transport - 15.09.2023
Win-win situation in Winterthur: coordinated development brings many advantages
The ZHAW requires additional space in Winterthur. The canton of Zurich will coordinate the further development of the university closely with the city of Winterthur and align it with its planning.
Transport - Campus - 14.09.2023

Transport - 12.09.2023

Students from ETH Zurich and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts have broken the previous world record for acceleration with their hand-built electric racing car, mythen.
Materials Science - Transport - 11.09.2023

By Birgit Baustädter Nowadays, batteries are recycled at the end of their (first) life in the best case; in the worst case they end up in a landfill.
Transport - Economics - 24.08.2023
Becoming a pilot isn’t the final destination - it’s just the beginning
Transport - Health - 18.08.2023
A vision to get more pilots in the air
WISA's research study could fuel pilot workforce growth Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics A chronic shortage of certified pilots has impacted Canada's aviation sector for too long.
Environment - Transport - 17.08.2023

Eterna consists of two separate parts with two different life cycles. In the Netherlands, the average car goes to the scrapyard after just under 20 years, according to sector organization Auto Recycling Nederland.
Transport - 09.08.2023
Exterior displays on autonomous vehicles could keep cyclists safe
Digital displays on the exteriors of self-driving cars could help cyclists stay safe on the roads of the future, researchers say. Digital displays on the exteriors of self-driving cars could help cyclists stay safe on the roads of the future, researchers say. Animated representations of virtual drivers, traffic-light-like projections on to the road or even emojis displayed on their surfaces could allow autonomous vehicles to share advance warning of their movements with bike riders.
Transport - Innovation - 08.08.2023

A walk-through security scanner that can cut airport passenger queues is seeking to raise investment.
Transport - Environment - 07.08.2023
The curse of variety in transportation systems
Assistant Professor Cathy Wu is addressing traffic control problems by leveraging deep reinforcement learning.
Transport - 03.08.2023

Latest results of the German Real Estate Index (GREIX), a project of ECONtribute and IfW Kiel The downward trend for real estate prices in Germany was partially halted in the second quarter of 2023.
Transport - 31.07.2023
How will the REM impact transportation across the Montreal metropolitan region?
Environment - Transport - 20.07.2023

New vehicles are responsible for around ten percent of plastic demand in the EU, and the automotive sector is the number one consumer of raw materials like aluminum, magnesium, platinum group metals, and rare earth elements.
Electroengineering - Transport - 19.07.2023

By Birgit Baustädter Herwig Renner and Daniel Herbst are conducting research into the Austrian electrical energy system at TU Graz and explain in an interview whether our electricity grids are ready for electromobility.
Transport - 17.07.2023
’Astrum’ solar car shoots for the stars by pushing energy efficiency
With a name inspired by the Latin phrase "ad astra,” which means "to the stars,” the University of Michigan Solar Car Team unveiled its first three-wheeled, bullet-style vehicle today at the Michigan Theater.
Astronomy / Space Science - Transport - 11.07.2023
Astro Portraits: Pointing the lens toward our future
Evan Kramer's latest foray into urban astrophotography puts the focus on his fellow researchers. MIT PhD candidate Evan Kramer discovered his passion for astrophotography as a high schooler, when he realized words alone were failing to communicate the sense of wonder he found in stargazing.
Transport - 27.06.2023
City of Enschede and UT students study potential of acoustic cameras
Every day, the City of Enschede receives complaints of noise caused by mopeds, motorcycles and cars. The noise pollution is especially bad around the canals, where there is a lot of traffic and where sound reverberates.
Innovation - Transport - 20.06.2023
Concentrated competence in battery management: Vitesco Technologies France cooperates with CEA
First results were presented at the EVS36 symposium from June 11, to June 14, in the United States.
Materials Science - Transport - 13.06.2023

Science, Health & Technology Lillienne Zen Bitumen, the sticky product from Alberta's oil sands, is normally burned as fuel or gets a second life as asphalt pavement.
Transport - Mechanical Engineering - 13.06.2023

Transport - 12.06.2023
From disposables to reusables
Transport - Mechanical Engineering - 12.06.2023
TU Vienna excursion to Augsburg and Munich
From 24 to 26 May, the Institute of Lightweight Structures and Structural Biomechanics and the Institute of Engineering Design and Product Development went on a joint excursion to several companies in the Augsburg and Munich areas.
Transport - 09.06.2023

Transport - 09.06.2023
Metropolitan city ranking 2023: People happiest in Hamburg - unhappiest in Leipzig
Environment - Transport - 07.06.2023
Full electrification of Uber and Lyft vehicles would provide only modest benefits to society
Full electrification of Uber and Lyft vehicles would provide only modest benefits to society, study shows Study: Life Cycle Air Pollution, Greenhouse Gas, and Traffic Externality Benefits and Costs o
Transport - Innovation - 06.06.2023

By Falko Schoklitsch TU Graz's RailCharge project presents a new solution for the issue of range and power grid load in e-mobility.
Transport - Innovation - 02.06.2023

By Falko Schoklitsch If you want to drive long distances with an electric car, you have to think about charging stops.