Transportation and Logistics
This field deals with all spatial and time-related activities involved in bridging the gap between goods and people, including their restructuring. This begins with the supplier and follows each stage of the operational value chain to product delivery and concludes with product disposal and recycling.
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Unique Travel Planner developed for Baltic Sea passenger ships and vehicle transport
VTT has in collaboration with institutes from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany developed a Travel Planner, which helps to plan combined passenger ship and…
New RFID solutions for logistics and industry
The aim of the ELO technology programme was to develop logistics in order to improve the competitiveness and profitability of Finnish business and industry. The ELO programme increased the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology in logistics solutions. For example, the programme facilitated the development of the world’s first RFID-based antenna identification solution around paper reels. …
EUREKA project promises fast and reliable explosive agent detection
A Czech-led EUREKA Umbrella project, E! 3109 EULASNET EXPLOSIVES ANALYSER has created a portable system to detect explosive agents in areas susceptible to bomb…
Drivers — have your say!
Their research, supported by the Department for Transport, will give them a unique insight into current road safety and identify areas where further studies or…
Innovative jet engine display gets royal welcome
The University of Manchester display is one of only a select handful to appear at a special Science Day in London as part of the Queen’s 80th birthday…
EUREKA project puts child safety first
Research shows a staggering 60% of current child safety seats are not used as intended, but the problem is not that parents are lazy or careless. Conventional…