High-tech equipment may help reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions
...s a broad national interest and the departments of transportation from California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Alaska, as well the Federal Highway Administration all participated. "Animal detection systems are a relativ...Study considers auto industry and consumer behavior in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
...at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. transportation sector will affect more than the production of cars and light trucks. Changes throughout the automotive industry will impact consumer behavior and the environment in uncertain ways. In an effort to predict the ripple effect of environmental policies...Innovative projects help ORNL win 3rd straight DOE Pollution Prevention Award
...sts. "The university paid for the disassembly and transportation of the accelerator, and that meant we did not have...l landscape design guidelines, instituting a green transportation program to reduce petroleum consumption and a successful effort to cut wastewater and sludge generat...Scientific issues associated with carbon-neutral energy sources such as cellulosic ethanol
... initiative that will help transition the nation's transportation sector to use of domestically produced biofuels. Displacing use of gasoline with biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol, will dramatically reduce emissions of stored carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, Somerville noted. This past year, Somerville ha...DOE to invest $250 million in new bioenergy centers
...nt step toward our goal of replacing 30 percent of transportation fuels with biofuels by 2030," Secretary Bodman said. "The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) calls for the creation of new programs to improve the technology and reduce the cost of biofuels production. The mission of these centers is to accelerate r...Iowa State researchers convert farm waste to bio-oil
...oil that could be used for boiler fuel and perhaps transportation fuel. "The way I see manure, it's not waste anymore," Sadaka said. "It is bio-oil." But it takes a few steps to make that transformation. First, the manure needs to be dried so it can be burned. Sadaka's idea for low-cost and low-odor drying is...Heart has enough oxygen to survive hypothermia, CPR crucial
...ng is not due to a lack of oxygen supply or oxygen transportation because unloading of oxygen at the cell level from hemoglobin is functioning," Tveita stated. Thus, it appears that the problem comes as a result of the lower cardiac output, he added. "Thus, efforts aimed at elevating cardiac output in this phase...Opportunities for structured doctoral research
...application such as logistics, telecommunications, transportation planning, computer graphics, as well as gene sequencing and other topics in bioinformatics. (Spokesperson: Professor Gnter Ziegler, Technical University of Berlin) Modern probability calculation is used in areas such as physics, finance and climate...Researchers identify energy gains and environmental impacts of corn ethanol and soybean biodiesel
...d a co-author of the study. "Producing biofuel for transportation is a fledgling industry. Corn ethanol and soybean biodiesel are successful first generation biofuels. The next step is a biofuel crop that requires low chemical and energy inputs and can give us much greater energy and environmental returns. Prairie...DOE publishes research roadmap for developing cleaner fuels
...ternative to gasoline--into an economically viable transportation fuel. "Cellulosic ethanol has the potential to be a major source for transportation fuel for America's energy future," Under Secretary for Science Raymond L. Orbach said. "Low producti...Biological motors sort molecules one by one on a chip
...y different small protein factories. The necessary transportation of materials within the cell occurs across a network of microtubules: long, tubular-shaped proteins that extend in a star-shaped formation from the nucleus of the cell to the walls of the cell. Molecular bio-motors, such as the enzyme kinesin, can wa...Space technology to help hospitals contain spread of avian flu infection
... such as commercial airliners, private jets, other transportation means, industrial environments and residential usage....Award supports Virginia Tech research to reduce vehicle emissions, create biofuel
...re real-time traffic control, traffic flow theory, transportation modeling and safety, artificial intelligence, and systems optimization. He teaches traffic engineering and advanced signal system control. Learn more about Abbas' work at www.cee.vt.edu/people/abbas.html Biofuel processing made easy Cellulose th...Newly discovered protein kills anthrax bacteria by exploding their cell walls
...e combined solution could be used in buildings, on transportation equipment, on clothing, even on skin, providing a safe, easy way to fight the spread of anthrax in the event of a mass release....Emerging disease risks prompt scientists to call
...ntact nodes between infected herds and the ease of transportation can result in the widespread dissemination of animals that have been in contact in a market. Contact points such as quarantine facilities, markets and ports of entry can also result in the transmission of agents between individuals and species, with ...ICCL and CI launch global mapping project to protect sensitive marine areas
...ence panel understands individual cruise ships and transportation routes will impact how each recommendation can be carried out. Implementation of this mapping exercise will be an important first step as the industry begins the process of reviewing and integrating the science panel's recommendations into their ope...Study looks at ways to mitigate air pollution from freight transportation along I-95
...d multi-modal context needed to understand freight transportation in both onroad and nonroad dimensions." In the fu...eate a web-enabled interactive map for identifying transportation routes with the lowest environmental impacts.......Through funding from the National Park Service and transportation support from Yankee Fleet Ferry Service, scientists will be able to conduct this high-tech observation that involves surgically implanted transmitters for approximately a year. The scientists have designed a field study that uses acoustic telemetry t...ASPB supports the President's research initiatives
...ll help transition a major segment of the nation's transportation fuels sector away from imported gasoline, to domestically grown, cleaner burning biofuels," Dr. Thomashow said. "As DOE and USDA reported in April of last year, with advances in research, we can transition from having one in fifty cars on America's......nations with rising levels of ozone from expanding transportation networks," said Francesca Dominici, co-author of the study and associate professor of biostatistics at Johns Hopkins....