Transportation
What Happens to All the Salt We Dump On the Roads?
In the U.S., road crews scatter about 137 pounds of salt per person annually to melt ice. Where does it go after that?
Drivers Are Doing Something Besides Driving Ten Percent of the Time
Simply talking on a cellphone, however, did not increase the risk of an accident or near accident for drivers - so long as their eyes stayed on the road
London's Looking at Building Bike Lanes in the Sky
The dedicated bike lanes could improve some commuter's trips by nearly 30 minutes
Scientists Turn Algae Into Crude Oil In Less Than An Hour
Researchers believe they have figured out a way to make a promising biofuel that is cheap enough to compete with gasoline
This High-Speed Train Picks Up Passengers Without Having to Stop
It's possible to let passengers board trains through separate cars that latch on, but who will take the risk to make it happen?
Clever? Smart Street Lamps Light Up Only When Needed
The Tvilight lighting system is designed to dim when no one's around, saving cities as much as 60 percent on energy bills each year
Watch This Air-Powered Lego Car Cruise Down A Street
A Lego-maniac builds a life-sized working car made from more than 500,000 plastic toy pieces
This Device Can Save You Money On Gas (And Maybe Even Your Life)
The Automatic Smart Driving Assistant is designed to warn drivers when they accelerate too quickly and make other fuel-costly choices
The Bicycle Helmet That's Invisible (Until You Need It)
Riffing off of airbag technology, Swedish designers have created a helmet, worn around the neck, that inflates during an accident
This Wheel Turns Your Bicycle Into An Electric Hybrid
The Copenhagen Wheel can be snapped onto just about any bicycle to boost your pedaling power by up to 10 times
How Nostalgia Plays Into Our Love of Buildings Old and New
Never-before-seen photos reveal that Penn Station wasn't as pristine as we remember when it was torn down
See Why China's New Highway System is an Engineering Marvel
In this series of satellite photographs, see the impact of the massive growth in transportation infrastructure
L.A. to San Fran in 30 Minutes? Can You Say Hyperloop?
Entrepreneur Elon Musk thinks bullet trains are too slow and expensive. He says he has a better idea: high-speed travel in tubes
The National Automated Highway System That Almost Was
In 1991, Congress authorized $650 million to develop the technology that would make driverless cars a reality
Nobody Walks in L.A.: The Rise of Cars and the Monorails That Never Were
As strange as it may seem today, the automobile was seen by many as the progressive solution to the transportation problems of Los Angeles
The History of the Minivan
The iconic car changed the way families drove
Postwar Dreams of Flying in Style
The Northrup Flying Wing promised a luxurious experience for the air traveler of tomorrow
An Early History of the Parachute
It wasn't a military expert or an aviation pioneer, but a Russian actor who developed the first viable parachute
Hot Air Balloon Travel for the Luxury Traveler of the 1800s
Visionary designers of the 19th century believed that the future of air travel depended on elaborate airships
George Jetson Navigates a Series of Tubes
Travel by pneumatic tubes? The idea was seriously considered in the 1960s
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