This drone with nail gun could tack shingles onto roofs
University of Michigan engineers attached a nail gun to an autonomous octocopter and demonstrated that it can successfully tack a shingle onto a roof.
This...
Why would anyone want to sit on a plane for over 18 hours?
An economist takes the world’s longest flight.
Recently Qantas announced plans to conduct test flights from New York and London to Sydney and two other...
Pollutants from cars may double your eye disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that long-term exposure to pollutants from vehicle exhaust is linked to a heightened risk of the common eye...
Electric car charging stations may be portals for power grid cyberattacks
Electric cars are an essential component of a lower-carbon future.
However, a new report raises the specter that plug-in electric vehicles — and the charging...
Hackers could use few connected cars to gridlock whole cities
Hackers could gridlock whole cities by stalling out a limited percentage of self-driving and other connected vehicles.
In the year 2026, at rush hour, your...
When you spot one driving hazard, you may be missing another
When people notice one traffic hazard, they are less likely to see a simultaneous second hazard, according to new research from North Carolina State...
Ride-hailing services may be driving up traffic deaths
A Chicago Booth study finds motor vehicle fatalities and fatal accidents increased about 3 percent with arrival of ride-hailing services.
While the era of app-based...
New cars are safer, but women most likely to suffer injury, says study
Cars built in the last decade have been shown to be safer than older models, including in the most common types of crashes -...
Scientists find new way to expand the temperature range of lithium-ion batteries
Electric cars struggle with extreme temperatures, mainly because of impacts on the electrolyte solutions in their lithium-ion batteries.
Now, researchers have developed new electrolytes containing...
How many taxis can scan a city?
Fewer than you would think!
Just 10 taxis equipped with mobile sensors can survey a third of Manhattan’s streets in a day.
The inexpensively collected valuable...