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| Automotive X Prize: putting electric cars through their paces | The Automotive X Prize, the finals of which take place this month, aim to find a car that is both eco-friendly and fun to drive. So far, it's proving tough, New Scientist reports. Several major motor companies now offer electric cars, including Honda, Toyota and the newly floated… |
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| Research looks at Bering Strait land bridge | Research illuminating an ancient language connection between Asia and North America supports archaeological and genetic evidence that a Bering Strait land bridge once connected North America with Asia, and the discovery is being endorsed by a growing list of scholars in the field of linguistics… |
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| The race to develop a 100-mpg car | Who are they? The only remaining American university team is backed by a legacy of fuel mileage records dating back to the mid-1970s. The school's Vehicle Research Institute has built 48 cars in the intervening years, including a few small series production runs, and one previous attempt at… |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Janet Finlay receives $372,735 grant for schizophrenia research | |||
| Automotive X Prize: Final Knockout results | The Knockout Stage of the Automotive X Prize competition is complete and now just 15 vehicles from 12 teams remain standing. (The competition started with 28 teams representing 36 vehicles.) |
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| How dangerous is it to walk, talk and listen? | In the jargon of this tech-savvy age, it has been dubbed "iPod oblivion" - and Australian police say it can be lethal for pedestrians and cyclists, alike. |
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| Victoria police warn cyclists of ‘iPod oblivion’ | Earlier this month a 45-year old cyclist rode into the path of a tram while listening to his iPod in Victoria, Australia. While the rider was lucky enough to escape with minor injuries, the accident has prompted the state to warn cyclists of the dangers of ‘iPod oblivion’, reports the BBC. |
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| VRI's Eric Leonhardt: 'It's a longshot, but we do have a legitimate shot at winning' | |||
| New book chronicles Asia, North America language link | A team of researchers, including several at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, have found what looks to be the first well-supported demonstration of an ancient language connection between people in remote Asia and North America. |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø students to take experimental car to Detroit | A team of students from Western Washington University are heading to Detroit for the final round of the Automotive X Prize competition. |