This Editorial appears in the Jan. 13 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Washington, D.C., is often the butt of jokes for its year-after-year inaction. But this week - one filled with transportation events - ...
"Where are the robots?" That was what many people were asking when events at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant spiraled out of control in March 2011. With deadly levels of radiation collecting inside the damaged reactors, attempting to ...
Searching for toys and materials in the various early childhood supply catalogs, local toy stores, and specialty stores is both a fun and daunting task. Some toys and materials are a better choice for young children than others, and you can ...
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Google Glass doesn't do enough, is hard to interact with, and will not succeed unless Google enhances it for enterprise use, according to Aaron Levie, CEO and co-founder at cloud storage and collaboration firm Box. Speaking exclusively to ...
Tags: Google Glass, Electronics
Apple’s voice-recognition based personal assistant Siri has been in beta for the last two years, and has remained as such until the recent launch of iOS 7. Although voice recognition software itself has been around for some time, ...
With four rounds of the 2013 World Rally Championship (WRC) left to go, Rally Australia presented Volkswagen Motorsport with?the opportunity to not only secure its number one driver his maiden world title in the team's inaugural year, but ...
Tags: Volkswagen, Auto, Transportation
Shifting Paradigms: Automation Comes to Wheel Balancing With ABB robots and a new material from 3M, Esys Automation is revolutionizing the important-but-often-ignored world of wheel balancing. In tire and wheel assembly there aren't a ...
Like many businesses that make products using virgin plastic, Eugene-based PakTech is facing an identity crisis. The national marketplace, responding to a more environmentally conscious consumer base, is shifting slowly toward recycled ...
Nissan and some other big brands have suspended advertising campaigns on Facebook after ads were apparently displayed next to offensive content on the site. The campaigns were put on hold in the U.K. just as Facebook rolled out new ...
Tags: Facebook, Ads, Computer Products
If you’re worried that a disgruntled former coworker will hack your LinkedIn account and add embarrassing details to your resume, fear not: The social network for professionals has at last added two-factor authentication to prevent ...
A TOP Facebook executive says authors of misogynist posts on the social network will now have to "put your name on your sexism" instead of being anonymous. "Pages on Facebook are allowed to be anonymous, and that is really important; ...
Tags: Facebook, Sexism, Computer Products
Whatever happened to the good ol' traditional, wooden fireplaces, you ask? Well. They were left behind. Though they have their own charm and value, the convenient features offered by the modern electric fireplaces give them a huge advantage ...
Tags: Electric Fireplace, Fireplace
This trick or treat season, Rubie’s is expanding its Halloween kids collection with gruesome new editions to its fancy dress range. The new Zomboy and Zombet costumes are designed to deliver a fright with their scary prints and ...
Agricultural technology critical to feed 9 billion people Challenging year ahead for cotton Friant water allocation decreased again While traveling out of state recently, I saw a sign near a business which made me laugh. It read, ...
Tags: Amusing Medicine, Agriculture
As an inseparable part of alcohol culture, the practice of giving a toast has been a ritual since ancient times. Entertainment of various kinds has been offered to people who are taking a drink in order to add to their enjoyment. ...
Tags: Drinking Game, Jiuling, wine