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NEWS ABOUT: radar

radar stories: 3 news summaries

 Volvo Promises
 Crash-Proof Car
 By 2020 

Road deaths will be history, Swedes say

May 1, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(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... More »

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safety • Ford • Volvo • radar • Mercedes Benz • engineering • sonar • biomechanics • behavioral science

Glitches Delay 'Virtual' Border Fence 3 Years

Unmanned "fence' failed to perform in 28-mile pilot program

Feb 28, 08 8:12 AM CST
(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... More »

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Mexican border • Border Patrol • radar • border security • border fence • virtual fence

Darfur Hopes Lie in Hidden Lake

A hidden lake could spur 1,000 wells and quell deadly competition over resources in Darfur

Jul 18, 07 3:34 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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