Transportation and Logistics

Transportation and Logistics

NCAR and United Airlines Develop New Turbulence Detection System

A new turbulence detection system now being tested is alerting pilots to patches of rough air as they fly through clouds. The system, designed by the National…

Transportation and Logistics

Innovations Shaping Global Trade Beyond the Horizon

The world is a very different place out beyond the horizon. Even as you read this, there are some 40,000 large cargo ships plying the world’s waterways and…

Transportation and Logistics

Congestion Charge Raises Safety Concerns for Motorcyclists

Imperial College London and Loughborough University researchers found an increase of up to 40 more motorcycling casualties per month during the congestion…

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Belfast Hosts Key Events for Global Aviation Innovators

The world’s leading aviation researchers, designers, analysts, manufacturers, integrators and operators will be attending a series of key events under the…

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Rotary Engine Tech Soars in General Aviation

So, while designs are well proven, motors require some 70 or 80 moving parts and still use 100-octane low-leaded (100 LL) fuel that has long been displaced by…

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Bird-Sized Airplane Mimics Swift’s Flight Mechanics

The micro airplane will have unprecedented wing characteristics; the wing geometry as well as the wing surface area can be adjusted continuously. This makes…

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'Smart' traffic boxes could help monitor roads, save money

They've developed new software that helps the computerized boxes locate road incidents — such as traffic back-ups or accidents — and notify transportation…

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Optimizing Retail Supply Chains: Enhancing Value and Reducing Costs

By extending the Newsvendor-formula it can be proven that from the point where most of the value is created, inventory should move all the way downstream. He…

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Too little scope for development in today’s aircraft technology

PhD candidate Alexander de Haan has researched how new aircraft technology can contribute to sustainability in aviation. He has developed a model comprising a…

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Addressing Africa’s Growing Road Traffic Injury Crisis

The road traffic injury mortality rate in Africa is 28.3 per 100,000 of the population when corrected for under-reporting, compared with 11.0 per 100,000 in…

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First ATV leaves Europe to prepare for launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) will leave ESA's ESTEC establishment in the Netherlands in mid-July and be shipped to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French…

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Finnish Tech Innovates Parking Management in Tampere Pilot

VTT and six Finnish companies are together piloting innovative technological and service concepts in the parking structure located in downtown Tampere. The…

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UWE Graduate Innovates Speed Camera Design for Better Safety

He is taking part in a new UWE scheme called the Graduate Consultancy Scheme to place recent graduates in industrial settings to share the best in design…

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EU Project Launches Innovative Traffic Information Service

The EU-funded Highway project has climbed into the driving seat and developed a pioneering traffic information service which it hopes will reduce the number of…

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Smart System Aims to Prevent Aircraft Collisions

Until now, orange balloons on power lines, brightly painted masts and lights have been the only warning that pilots receive when they are approaching and…

Transportation and Logistics

Global Package Race Challenges Major Carriers’ Efficiency

A group of 60 logistics students, led by logistics expert John Bartholdi, a professor in the Stewart School, sends identical boxes bound for places like Lomé,…

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