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  • May 2008
    • Volvo Promises Crash-Proof Car By 2020

      Volvo Promises Crash-Proof Car By 2020

      (Newser) - Volvo executives have vowed to create an un-crashable, injury-proof car by 2020, Reuters reports. The car manufacturer is adapting technology developed for commercial aviation to create a vehicle that will take over the controls in a dangerous situation and brake or steer out of harm's way. Engineers are hopeful such technology will eventually eliminate annual road death tolls. More »

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      Ford   safety   engineering   Mercedes Benz   Volvo   sonar   radar

  • February 2008
    • Glitches Delay 'Virtual' Border Fence 3 Years

      Glitches Delay 'Virtual' Border Fence 3 Years

      (Newser) - Plans to build a high-tech "virtual fence" along the US-Mexico border have been set back at least 3 years after serious problems emerged in the pilot project, the Washington Post reports. The 28-mile fence south of Tuscon, which included unmanned surveillance towers equipped with radar linked to computers, didn't function as planned. Boeing-installed commercial software wasn't powerful enough to process the data to detect illegal crossings, and had to be replaced. More »

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      Mexican border   border security   Border Patrol   border fence   radar   virtual fence

  • July 2007
    • Darfur Hopes Lie in Hidden Lake

      Darfur Hopes Lie in Hidden Lake

      (Newser) - A giant lake discovered beneath Darfur could lead to resolution of the conflict in the region, where genocide has claimed the lives of more than 200,000 Darfuris and 2 million people have been left homeless since 2003, the BBC reports. Radar revealed the ancient body of water, comparable in size to Lake Erie, which could supply 1,000 wells, researchers say. More »

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      climate change   Sudan   Darfur   genocide   farmer   water   lake   Arabs   radar   Lake Erie

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