What are you doing when you're driving? Not exercising, that's for sure. And in the parts of the country where people drive the most, they also pack on the most pounds.READ»
The folks at the Center for Automotive Research are working on all sorts of things--from flying cars to wireless charging. But what trends do they see affecting how we get places in the more immediate future?READ»
Ford is hoping to jump-start a new race in automative mobile tech by way of an outpost in the heart of the nation's tech innovation district--a research lab in Silicon Valley that will help it make better cars and better friends.READ»
Thomas Wolfe famously said that you can't go home again. Each winter, millions of Americans prove the writer wrong (okay, yes, he meant it metaphorically). In this map, where they go--and how they get there--shows a lot about how ...READ»
Apps with everything, and apps of every flavor--sounds like a recipe for an interesting technological future. But it's also a change that comes with burdens.READ»
Using a network of smartphones mounted on car dashboards to help avoid stopping, SignalGuru can keep drivers from idling, the most fuel consuming--and frustrating--part of driving.
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For years, the buzz out of Detroit has been a new focus on smaller cars, to compete in a market where gas costs $4 a gallon. Which makes Cadillac's latest concept offering bizarre, to say the least: The so-called Ciel harkens back to ...READ»
A new documentary chronicles the life and death of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna and with it, how his tragic end led to sweeping changes in car design—and saved countless lives. READ»
It's an old technology for storing energy that's finally getting an update, and it's appearing everywhere from power plants to Formula One race cars, and will soon be hiding in your wheels, helping save you fuel.READ»
New advances in steel nanoparticles may lead to cars that are lighter (and thus faster and more fuel efficient) than those made with conventional materials, but just as safe in a crash. READ»
Stéphane Couturier, the French photographer who was recently shortlisted for the Prix Pictet, once said that the greatest picture he never took was “the birth of matter.” Heavy stuff -- but then again, Couturier’s photographs ...READ»
Most of the energy in that expensive gas you put in your car is wasted as heat, but new shocks could take some of that wasted energy and put it back into the car, giving you way more bang for the burn.READ»
What's been happening this week in the world of robotics? Read on to find out how much more clever/terrifying/increasingly useful the cyber-hood has become. READ»
Australian students have welded together a two-wheeled electric vehicle monster that could have come straight out of a surreal eco-remix of Mad Max. It's cheap, efficient, and the future of city commuting. Flame thrower, optional.READ»
Steel's a done deal, right? A material we know all about, just as we move on to cooler composites? Nope. Someone's just invented new steel that's 7% stronger in a process taking just 10 seconds.READ»
