Transportation Science Articles

• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Petroleum
  Energy and Resources
  Environmental Science
  Oil Spills
   
  

  Biodiesel

  Biodiesel refers to a diesel-equivalent, processed fuel derived from biological sources. Though derived from biological sources, it is a processed fuel that can be readily used in diesel-engined ... > more
• Transportation Science
  Automotive and Transportation
  Telecommunications
  Sports Science
  Detectors
  Physics
   
  

  Navigation

  There are several traditions of navigation. In the pre-modern history of human migration and discovery of new lands by navigating the oceans, a few peoples have excelled as sea-faring ... > more
• Aviation
  Vehicles
  Fuel Cells
  Energy and Resources
  Fossil Fuels
  Petroleum
   
  

  Internal combustion engine

  The internal combustion engine is a heat engine in which combustion occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. Combustion of a fuel creates high temperature/pressure gases, which are ... > more
• Detectors
  Sports Science
  Optics
  Physics
  Technology
  Telecommunications
   
  

  Radar

  RADAR is a system used to detect, range, and map objects such as aircraft, ships, and rain. Powerful radio waves are transmitted, and a receiver listens for any echoes. By analysing the reflected ... > more
• Space Probes
  Space Exploration
  Space Station
  Vehicles
  Aviation
  Sports Science
   
  

  Multistage rocket

  A multistage (or multi-stage) rocket is, like any rocket, propelled by the recoil pressure of the burning gases it emits as it burns fuel. What characterizes it as "multi-stage" is that it ... > more
• Space Probes
  Aviation
  Vehicles
  Space Exploration
  Space Station
  Sports Science
   
  

  Rocket

  The traditional definition of a rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving fluid from within a rocket engine. There are many ... > more
• Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
  Energy and Resources
  Energy and the Environment
  Rainforests
  Air Quality
   
  

  Natural gas

  Natural gas, commonly referred to as gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. It is found in oil fields and natural gas fields, as well as—in smaller quantities—in ... > more
• Aviation
  Vehicles
  Aerospace
  Sports Science
  Engineering
  Automotive and Transportation
   
  

  Aircraft

  An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. A first division by design among aircraft is between lighter-than-air, aerostat, and heavier-than-air aircraft, aerodyne. Examples of ... > more
• Solar Energy
  Energy Technology
  Energy and Resources
  Thermodynamics
  Electricity
  Wind Energy
   
  

  Geothermal power

  Geothermal power is the use of geothermal heat for electricity generation. It is often referred to as a form of renewable energy, but because the heat at any location can eventually be depleted it ... > more
• Telecommunications
  Communications
  Computers and Internet
  Internet
  Mobile Computing
  Computer Programming
   
  

  Voice over IP

  Voice over Internet Protocol (also called VoIP, IP Telephony, Internet telephony, and Broadband Phone) is the routing of voice conversations over the Internet or any other IP-based network. The voice ... > more

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