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Paving paradise to a smarter parking lot
Julie Bernhard Sports & FitnessFootball season is on the horizon. In a few short weeks, Saturday and Sunday nights — and Thursday, Friday and Monday for that matter — will be dedicated to the most celebrated sport in the U.S. The thrill of the game and the camaraderie keeps fans returning to the stands year after year, but sometimes the fight to the stadium is enough to keep even the most dedicated fan at home. Some new technology, however, has managed to turn that frown into a touchdown.
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What do protected bike lanes mean for electric bicycles?
Ryan Clark Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAcross the country, experimental bike lanes have begun popping up in major cities as officials attempt to ease traffic congestion while avoiding car-bicycle accidents. For e-bike users and enthusiasts, these new avenues of transport could help bolster America's continued and growing fascination with electric bicycles — depending on which state you live in, of course.
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It’s safety first on America’s passenger railroads
Charles A. Turek Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently issued its final rule on the establishment of System Safety Programs (SSPs). According to FRA sources, this rule has been a long time in the making — the Federal Aviation Administration has had such rules for almost two decades.
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Creating a smaller Pittsburgh Airport could be the answer
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotivePittsburgh Airport was once a thriving hub in the US Airways network, upgraded in the early 2000s to handle 35 million passengers per year. But walk the concourses today and in some areas you'll be lucky to see many active gates and passengers.
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Confessions of a vintage Porsche 911 owner
Noelle Talmon Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAs the driver of a 1976 911S, I find Porsche ownership quite fulfilling. I love driving to work on crisp fall mornings or sunny spring afternoons. I enjoy chatting with other car lovers who admire my German-engineered ride and have their own stories to tell about their vintage vehicles.
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Emerging automotive lightweighting materials and processes
Don Rosato EngineeringEvery car model that is launched over the coming years is expected to include lightweighting measures. Mazda, for example, has set a goal to reduce the curb weight of all its new model cars by 15 percent (up to 220 pounds per car), through material replacement and engineering, redesigning features and shrinking parts dimensions. The company also plans to improve its global corporate fuel-economy average by 30 percent.
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The Corvette collection built by weed killer
Michael Brown Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe next time you're working in the yard and using weed killer, you just might be doing something else that would never occur to you. You could be helping Dennis Albaugh add another car to his massive collection of Corvettes and Chevy muscle cars.
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Russia: The next HEMS growth market
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareThe success of the helicopter EMS model in the U.S. is prompting its emulation worldwide. While many nations have had this service for years, only now are they making a serious effort to develop it on a meaningful scale. One prime growth market: Russia. Anyone who has watched a YouTube video of Russian drivers can see how the need for helicopter EMS in the country would be acute.
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Paterek Brothers: A New Jersey institution
Pablo Deferrari Transportation Technology & AutomotiveMaxwell's in Hoboken, The Dirt Club in Bloomfield, City Gardens in Trenton, The Showplace in Dover and The Stone Pony in Asbury Park. They reeked of cheap perfume, their walls sweat whiskey, and the floors were littered with punched-out cigarettes, but they were institutions — New Jersey's rock and roll institutions. You may have never heard of such names, but some of the world's most legendary bands were shot into the stars from these dive joints.
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What ever happened to the mysterious No. 1 Corvette?
Michael Brown Transportation Technology & AutomotiveWhen more than 500 people saw the end of the documentary, "The Quest," during its world premiere on May 6, 2011, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, many of them admitted they learned of a mystery of which they had not previously been aware.
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