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Great Tits Sing Low to Be Loved or High to Be Heard
August 31, 2011 — Male great tits of this species try to sound sexy to females by singing complex or high performance songs, but may find their attempts hindered by human-generated noise. Birds have been found to ... > full story -
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Measurement Tools for Traffic Crash Injury Severity Improving
August 22, 2011 — Efforts to improve traffic safety have been aided by mathematical models that allow researchers to better assess those factors that impact the degree of injury suffered as a result of traffic ... > full story -
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High Energy Output Found from Algae-Based Fuel, but 'No Silver Bullet'
August 10, 2011 — Algae-based fuel is one of many options among the array of possible future energy sources. New research shows that while algae-based transportation fuels produce high energy output with minimal land ... > full story -
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Avatar-Based Virtual Co-Driver System Replaces Vehicle Owner's Manuals
August 4, 2011 — Flashing signal lamps and unfamiliar control elements tend to worry car drivers. Scientists in Germany in cooperation with engineers at Audi AG have developed an Avatar-based Virtual Co-driver System ... > full story -
Scientists Find Way to Identify Synthetic Biofuels in Atmosphere
August 3, 2011 — Chemists have discovered a technique to track urban atmospheric plumes, thanks to a unique isotopic signature found in vehicle ... > full story -
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Averting Bridge Disasters: New Technology Could Save Hundreds of Lives
July 29, 2011 — Millions of US drivers cross faulty or obsolete bridges every day, highway statistics show, but it's too costly to fix these spans or adequately monitor their safety, says a researcher who's ... > full story -
Scary Driving? Put the Brakes on Using Your Brain Power
July 28, 2011 — Researchers have used drivers' brain signals, for the first time, to assist in braking, providing much quicker reaction times and a potential solution to the thousands of car accidents that are ... > full story -
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Speed Cameras in Urban Areas Save Millions in Cash, Analysis Finds
July 27, 2011 — The deployment of speed cameras in urban areas saves vast amounts of money as well as lives, reveals a two-year financial ... > full story -
Modeling Plant Metabolism to Optimize Oil Production
July 26, 2011 — Scientists have developed a computational model for analyzing the metabolic processes in rapeseed plants -- particularly those related to the production of oils in their seeds. Their goal is to find ... > full story -
Accident Protection Device for Small Cars
July 25, 2011 — Driver-assistance systems help prevent accidents. Quite simply, the more a car knows about its surroundings, the more intelligently it can respond to them. Researchers have now developed an optical ... > full story
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