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  Computer Scientists Investigate Traffic Lights To Improve Fuel Economy

  Using a mathematical model, transportation engineers can design optimum traffic light timing patterns for the fewest stops and driving delays. Improving traffic flow would decrease fuel consumption. ... > more
• Influenza
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  Vaccines
  Computer Modeling
   
  

  Operations Researchers Predict Path Of Pandemics

  Using math and computer science, engineers created a model to forecast the progression of a future pandemic. They looked at the way diseases spread to new people and over distances in order to ... > more
• Computer Science
  Computer Modeling
  Distributed Computing
  Communications
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  Computer Scientists Create System That Gives Users A Sense Of Touch

  A non-mechanical haptic interface allows computer users to manipulate a three dimensional object on screen and receive immediate tactile response from the surroundings of that object. The interface ... > more
• Weather
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  Engineers And Meteorologists Catalogue Weather Activity To Devise Green Energy Plan

  Researchers installed weather stations to track the best locations for taking advantage of renewable resources. Tracking sunlight exposure helps pinpoint the ideal location for solar panels, and ... > more
• Robotics
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  Computer Scientists Program Robots To Play Soccer, Communicate With Bees

  Engineers built humanoid robots that can recognize objects by color by processing information from a camera mounted on the robot's head. The robots are programmed to play soccer, with the intention ... > more
• Transportation Science
  Virtual Reality
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  Computer Scientists Test Fatigued Driver Behavior

  Human factors researchers created a virtual reality environment in order to obtain data on the effects of driving while fatigued. They found that tired drivers alter their steering patterns, from ... > more
• Mathematics
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  Mathematicians And Choreographers Use Dance To Teach Mathematics

  Combining math and dance concepts allows people to experience a physical sensation of the often abstract concepts of math. Mathematical problem-solving is incorporated when creating new dances, which ... > more
• Computer Modeling
  Transportation Science
  Vehicles
  Computer Science
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  Engineers And Computer Scientists Use Computers To Simulate Car Crashes

  Engineers created a 3-D crash simulator to increase their understanding of automobile safety. The software enables users to view cars and crashes from any angle, and to remove specific sections of ... > more
• Virtual Reality
  Virtual Environment
  Engineering
  Construction
  Video Games
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  Computer Scientists Test Safety Of Construction Workers In Virtual Reality Environment

  Safety scientists developed a virtual environment that simulates the look and feel of walking on the elevated, barrier-free planks used in the construction industry. Their research is helping to ... > more
• Computer Science
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  Computer Scientists Say Hackers Prey On Those Who Don't Protect Themselves

  Computer scientists observe that the people most at risk for the loss of private information and other computer problems are those who create easily guessed passwords and user names. They advise ... > more

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