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Newswise: Leveraging machine learning to help predict ship exhaust gas emissions
Released: 4-Jan-2023 5:15 PM EST
Leveraging machine learning to help predict ship exhaust gas emissions
Korea Maritime and Ocean University

Ships are a major means of commercial transport, contributing to 80% of global goods and energy trade. However, they emit exhaust gases—from the engines when they are sailing, and from the engines and boiler when they dock in ports.

Released: 29-Dec-2022 1:35 PM EST
Southwest Airlines network resembles “a house of cards” says UB operations expert
University at Buffalo

Natalie Simpson, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Operations Management and Strategy in the School of Management at the University at Buffalo..

Released: 21-Dec-2022 3:15 PM EST
Connecting the Dots Between Car Crashes and Systemic Transportation Challenges
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

To most of us, the twisted metal and broken glass of a car crash is evidence of driver error, bad luck or both. To Kelcie Ralph, an associate professor of urban planning and policy development at Rutgers, every car crash is a datapoint in the larger story of America’s poorly designed roads.

 
Released: 21-Dec-2022 9:55 AM EST
Tis the season to manage stress: Winter holiday story ideas and expert commentary
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Winter Holidays channel on Newswise.

   
Released: 15-Dec-2022 6:15 PM EST
London Underground polluted with metallic particles small enough to enter human bloodstream
University of Cambridge

The London Underground is polluted with ultrafine metallic particles small enough to end up in the human bloodstream, according to University of Cambridge researchers.

   
Newswise: Tackling Crowd Management in Subways during Pandemics
Released: 15-Dec-2022 10:10 AM EST
Tackling Crowd Management in Subways during Pandemics
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Mass transit, and subways in particular, are essential to the economic viability and environmental sustainability of cities across the globe. But public transit was hit hard during the COVID pandemic and subways especially experienced substantial drops in ridership.

Newswise: Travel Time for Breast Cancer Screening Remains Long for Many Women in the U.S., New Study Shows
13-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
Travel Time for Breast Cancer Screening Remains Long for Many Women in the U.S., New Study Shows
American Cancer Society (ACS)

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows travel time to the nearest mammography facility is long for a considerable proportion of women in the United States, particularly affecting more than 50% of women in rural areas in 28 states.

Newswise: New accelerator project completes successful transatlantic transportation test
Released: 13-Dec-2022 2:00 PM EST
New accelerator project completes successful transatlantic transportation test
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)

To prepare for the shipment of large, delicate particle accelerator components from the UK to Fermilab, the PIP-II team flew a “dummy load” across the Atlantic Ocean, recording every little bump the dummy experienced. After careful validation of all transportation data, the team will ship a 10-meter-long prototype cryomodule early next year.

Newswise: Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 2022
Released: 13-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 2022
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Naturally derived materials fit for 3D printing; Next-gen hydropower starts with testing; Long-haul trucking meets megawatt-scale charging; New insights advance atomic-scale manufacturing

Newswise: 5 Easy Meatless Monday Travel Tips for the Holiday Season
Released: 13-Dec-2022 9:00 AM EST
5 Easy Meatless Monday Travel Tips for the Holiday Season
Monday Campaigns

The holidays can be stressful, but keeping up with a Meatless Monday routine while traveling is not.

   
Newswise: Attitudes around COVID-19 vaccination are linked to increased traffic risks
Released: 12-Dec-2022 6:45 PM EST
Attitudes around COVID-19 vaccination are linked to increased traffic risks
Elsevier

Reasons underlying hesitancy to get vaccinated against COVID-19 may be associated with increased risks of traffic accidents according to a new study in The American Journal of Medicine, published by Elsevier.

Released: 5-Dec-2022 4:05 PM EST
We ain't misbehavin' here. The latest news in Behavioral Science on Newswise
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Newswise: Inexpensive Airborne Testbeds Could Study Hypersonic Technologies
Released: 4-Dec-2022 7:05 PM EST
Inexpensive Airborne Testbeds Could Study Hypersonic Technologies
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are envisioning a larger mission for for small satellites known as CubeSats -- as airborne testbeds for technologies that are being developed for future generations of hypersonic vehicles.

Newswise: Research Finds Training Program Reduces Crash Rates for Teenage Drivers with ADHD
Released: 1-Dec-2022 11:00 AM EST
Research Finds Training Program Reduces Crash Rates for Teenage Drivers with ADHD
Saint Louis University

Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that a computerized program enhanced with driving simulation training with feedback lowers the risk of car crashes for teenagers with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

   
Released: 30-Nov-2022 11:00 AM EST
Are we there yet? Time slows down on a crowded train
Cornell University

Testing time perception in an unusually lifelike setting – a virtual reality ride on a New York City subway train – an interdisciplinary Cornell research team found that crowding makes time seem to pass more slowly.

   
Newswise: How Much Will Inflation Really Influence Spending This Holiday Season?
Released: 22-Nov-2022 2:40 PM EST
How Much Will Inflation Really Influence Spending This Holiday Season?
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Almost everything is more expensive these days: Gas prices have reached record highs. Grocery prices are through the roof. And as we approach the holiday season, all that inflation leaves little money for extras like entertainment, travel, or shopping — or does it?  For the scoop on how inflation will influence the holidays, we checked in with UNLV hospitality professor, tourism researcher, and consumer behavior expert Amanda Belarmino.

Newswise: How to make future autonomous transportation accessible to everyone
Released: 18-Nov-2022 1:05 PM EST
How to make future autonomous transportation accessible to everyone
Purdue University

When Brad Duerstock was 18, a spinal cord injury paralyzed his arms and legs, requiring him to use what control he had left in his hands to operate a power wheelchair.

Newswise: A navigation system with 10 centimeter accuracy
Released: 16-Nov-2022 1:20 PM EST
A navigation system with 10 centimeter accuracy
Delft University of Technology

Researchers of Delft University of Technology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and VSL have developed an alternative positioning system that is more robust and accurate than GPS, especially in urban settings.

Newswise: Sandia studies vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Released: 15-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Sandia studies vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Sandia National Laboratories

With electric vehicles becoming more and more common, the risks and hazards of a cyber attack on electric vehicle charging equipment and systems also increases. Jay Johnson, an electrical engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, has been studying the varied vulnerabilities of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for the past four years.

Released: 14-Nov-2022 5:10 PM EST
Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories collaborate with Wabtec on hydrogen-powered trains to decarbonize rail industry
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne and Oak Ridge national labs have entered into CRADAs with Wabtec, to study hydrogen as an alternative to diesel fuel in the rail industry.

Newswise: Taking Freight Trucks Electric Would Have Big Economic and Environmental Benefits for India
Released: 14-Nov-2022 5:05 PM EST
Taking Freight Trucks Electric Would Have Big Economic and Environmental Benefits for India
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Diesel-fueled freight trucks play an outsized role in producing India’s total greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions. While the country has promoted policies to transition to electric vehicles for public transportation buses and cars, batteries that can power such large trucks have been too heavy and expensive to make their electrification possible. A new study shows that advances in battery technology and dramatically decreased battery costs in recent years have changed that. With the right policies and incentives, battery electric trucks would be more affordable to operate than diesel, and India could become a world leader in producing electric vehicles.

Newswise: UNC Charlotte, City of Charlotte, Duke Energy win prestigious Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Cleantech Award for curbside electric vehicle charging technology
Released: 10-Nov-2022 2:50 PM EST
UNC Charlotte, City of Charlotte, Duke Energy win prestigious Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Cleantech Award for curbside electric vehicle charging technology
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

UNC Charlotte, the city of Charlotte and Duke Energy have been named the recipient of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Cleantech award by the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster for their collaborative initiative PoleVolt™, which uses existing streetlights to provide curbside electric vehicle charging.

Released: 10-Nov-2022 1:35 PM EST
Biofuel on the road to energy, cost savings
Argonne National Laboratory

Multilab research shows that biofuel combined with advanced engine design can reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving fuel efficiency or reducing tailpipe emissions.

Newswise:Video Embedded apl-creates-first-ever-automated-approach-to-estimate-road-transportation-greenhouse-gas-emissions
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Released: 10-Nov-2022 12:00 PM EST
Johns Hopkins APL Releases First-Ever Global Estimates for Road Transportation Greenhouse Emissions Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Satellite Images
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

APL scientists have leveraged the global coverage of satellite imagery and the strengths of machine learning to create the first automated approach for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from the road transportation sector.

Newswise: Oak Ridge, Argonne national laboratories collaborate with Wabtec on hydrogen-powered trains to decarbonize rail industry
Released: 10-Nov-2022 10:05 AM EST
Oak Ridge, Argonne national laboratories collaborate with Wabtec on hydrogen-powered trains to decarbonize rail industry
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

As the United States shifts away from fossil-fuel-burning cars and trucks, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge and Argonne national laboratories are exploring options for another form of transportation: trains. The research focuses on zero-carbon hydrogen and other low-carbon fuels as viable alternatives to diesel for the rail industry.

Released: 3-Nov-2022 10:05 PM EDT
Can Your Phone Tell if a Bridge Is in Good Shape?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Want to know if the Golden Gate Bridge is holding up well? There could be an app for that.

Newswise: Permanent Daylight Saving Time Would Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions, Study Shows
Released: 2-Nov-2022 11:50 AM EDT
Permanent Daylight Saving Time Would Reduce Deer-Vehicle Collisions, Study Shows
University of Washington

Adopting permanent DST in the United States would reduce deer-vehicle collisions and likely prevent an estimated 36,550 deer deaths, 33 human deaths, 2,054 human injuries and $1.19 billion in costs each year. Deer-vehicle collisions would decrease under permanent DST because skies would be brighter later in the evening

Released: 28-Oct-2022 1:25 PM EDT
Passenger Car Preheating Produces as Much Particulate Emissions as Driving Dozens of Kilometers
University of Eastern Finland

A new study from Finland, conducted by the University of Eastern Finland and Tampere University, measured particulate emissions from passenger car preheating with an auxiliary heater in sub-zero conditions.

Newswise: Novel Thin and Flexible Sensor Characterizes High-Speed Airflows on Curved Surfaces
Released: 27-Oct-2022 1:25 PM EDT
Novel Thin and Flexible Sensor Characterizes High-Speed Airflows on Curved Surfaces
Tokyo University of Science

The energy and transportation sector often make use of different kinds of fluid machinery, including pumps, turbines, and aircraft engines, all of which entail a high carbon footprint.

Released: 25-Oct-2022 2:10 PM EDT
The latest news in Opioids, Drug Abuse, and Addiction
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Drugs and drug abuse channel.

Released: 24-Oct-2022 12:15 PM EDT
Significant Number of Seniors Rely on Failing Public Transit Systems to Get to Medical Appointments
University of Maryland School of Medicine

About one in 10 seniors who live in cities reported that they use public transportation, and 20 percent of older transit users said they relied on trains and buses to get to their doctor appointments.

Released: 20-Oct-2022 2:35 PM EDT
Keeping Electricity Affordable on Wireless Charging Highways
Cornell University

Efficient pricing will be crucial to minimize energy costs for private operators who provide on-the-highway wireless charging for electric cars – and for consumers who will use this service, according to new Cornell University research in Applied Energy.

Released: 17-Oct-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Q&A: UnlockedMaps provides real-time accessibility information for urban rail transit in six metro areas
University of Washington

Researchers at the University of Washington developed UnlockedMaps, a web-based map that allows users to see in real time how accessible rail transit stations are in six metro areas: Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto, New York and the California Bay Area. UnlockedMaps shows which stations are accessible and which ones are experiencing elevator outages.

Released: 11-Oct-2022 6:05 PM EDT
Greener trucking would benefit disadvantaged Californians more than greener buildings
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 11, 2022 – As Californians work toward a publicly stated goal of carbon neutrality by 2045, residents of the Golden State stand to reap such additional benefits as cleaner air, widespread improvements in public health and related cost savings, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine.

Released: 7-Oct-2022 10:40 AM EDT
Ohio State traffic engineer joins traffic safety panel
Ohio State University

A traffic engineer at The Ohio State University has been invited to serve on an expert panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Newswise:Video Embedded less-noise-and-better-fuel-efficiency-during-approach
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Released: 6-Oct-2022 4:05 AM EDT
Less noise and better fuel efficiency during approach
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

The DYNCAT project, in which Empa researchers are working with partners in Switzerland, Germany and France, is aiming at approaches of passenger jets that cause less noise and CO2 emissions – thanks to intelligent assistance systems for the pilots.

Newswise: World’s whitest paint now thinner than ever, ideal for vehicles
Released: 4-Oct-2022 2:40 PM EDT
World’s whitest paint now thinner than ever, ideal for vehicles
Purdue University

The world’s whitest paint – seen in this year’s edition of Guinness World Records and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” – keeps surfaces so cool that it could reduce the need for air conditioning.

Newswise: Game Changers in Fighting Climate Change: Refuels Are Suitable for Everyday Use
Released: 4-Oct-2022 3:05 AM EDT
Game Changers in Fighting Climate Change: Refuels Are Suitable for Everyday Use
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Synthetic fuels produced from renewable sources, so-called refuels, are deemed potential game changers in fighting climate change. Refuels promise to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional fuels and they allow for the continued use of existing vehicle fleets with combustion engines and of the refueling infrastructure, from fuel production to transport to sales. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) carried out extensive fleet tests in a large-scale project with industry partners and proved that refuels can be used in all vehicles and produced in large quantities in the foreseeable future. The results of the research project “reFuels – Rethinking Fuels” were presented on Monday, September 19, in Karlsruhe.

Released: 3-Oct-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Study: Cash payments remain a key part of equitable transit
University of Oregon

A new study finds modern payment options in transportation may leave behind marginalized public transit users.

Released: 29-Sep-2022 4:00 PM EDT
Argonne research to help U.S. achieve net-zero carbon emissions goal
Argonne National Laboratory

The national laboratory is focusing research and expertise toward critical new carbon dioxide removal technologies.

Released: 27-Sep-2022 2:10 PM EDT
The latest research and expert commentary on guns and violence
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been posted in the Guns and Violence channel on Newswise.

       
Released: 22-Sep-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Sylvester Game Changer Vehicle Among First in Nation to Offer Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Game Changer vehicles, which bring health education and free screenings for many cancer types to South Florida communities in need, are for the first time offering prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer.

Released: 21-Sep-2022 11:05 AM EDT
UCI and national lab researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Sept. 21, 2022 – Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and four national laboratories have devised a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without using cobalt, a mineral plagued by price volatility and geopolitical complications. In a paper published today in Nature, the scientists describe how they overcame thermal and chemical-mechanical instabilities of cathodes composed substantially of nickel – a common substitute for cobalt – by mixing in several other metallic elements.

Released: 15-Sep-2022 11:55 AM EDT
New, comprehensive framework could better inform carbon-cutting policies
Hiroshima University

As countries around the world look to reduce carbon emissions, China, currently the largest emitter of carbon dioxide with 30% of global total carbon emissions in 2018, has declared its goal of being carbon neutral by 2060.



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