This rig lets wheelchair users go on off-road adventures
Just because someone has limited mobility, does that mean they should be limited to traversing smooth pavement? Not according to husband-and-wife team Zack and Cambry Nelson, who are now marketing their off-road motorized “wheelchair." Known as The Rig and made mainly from bicycle parts, the Read More...
Engineers create “no touch” touchscreen to reduce distracted drivers
More and more passenger cars have touchscreen technology to control entertainment, navigation, or temperature control systems. The problem is that users can often miss the correct item—for example, due to acceleration or vibrations from road conditions—and have to reselect, meaning that their Read More...
Effective urban planning doesn’t just boost efficiency. It also saves lives
Good public transportation and infrastructure design can help cities run more smoothly and reduce emissions and traffic. Now, research has shown that effective urban planning can actually reduce transit injuries as well. Researchers compared maps of almost 1,700 cities across the world with Read More...