Posted on June 29th, 2010 by axb
Mentor Kevin Schantz, EDV members Jake Moghtader and Kevin Noronha, Progressive Director of Education Mitch Aiken (Credit: Baron Spafford)
After tallying over 10,000 online votes and scores from expert judging panels, a team of three high school students from Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, CA, has been named the Grand Prize winner of the DASH+ student contest.
The winning team’s futuristic dashboard design incorporates technology that continuously calculates maximum fuel economy based on previous performance of other vehicles on similar road conditions. The dashboard alerts the driver of environmental impact and awards GreenPoints, creating an eco-friendly competition.
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Tags: Cars, Competitions for Students, Transportation
Posted on June 28th, 2010 by jxh
Catherine Mohr works on integrating new surgical technologies into robots such as the da Vinci.
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Posted on June 25th, 2010 by jxh
The first crossing by air over the English Channel was in 1785, when French inventor Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American physician John Jeffries crossed the body of water by a hydrogen gas balloon.
Now, another milestone may be reached, as the world’s first solar-powered blimp plans to attempt the same feat.
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Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by jxh
Texting, talking on the phone, and eating are all dangerous distractions while driving. Every year, 37,000 people in the United States are killed by traffic accidents, and 90 percent are a result of driver error.
That is why Volvo Car Corp. is testing an in-car system that can sense an approaching pedestrian and brake automatically if the driver does not.
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Posted on May 28th, 2010 by jxh
To enhance city driving, Will Lark Jr. designed the City Car, a vehicle controlled through a computer that can fold in half, turn its wheels sideways, and parallel park with ease.
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Tags: Cars, Computer, Green Transportation, Mechanical, Transportation
