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Car Brain Saves Drivers

Posted by  Alyssa Danigelis  Tue Aug 2, 2011 11:50 AM ET   |   0

Computerized car systems are doing a better job avoiding common low-speed crashes than human ones. Read more

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Driving By Wire

Posted by  Gene Charleton  Mon May 10, 2010 04:00 AM ET   |   0

Using a computer to control a car makes sense, but when something goes wrong, it goes really wrong. Read more

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Smart-Braking Cars Save Fuel : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

Letting a robot control your car's gas pedal and brakes could save you nearly 25 percent on your fuel bill, say the developers of an advanced new cruise control system. Read more

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Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Fri May 16, 2008 11:03 AM ET

Anything could go wrong during the May 25 descent and landing of the Phoenix probe on Mars. Read more

The Sweet Spot

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Fri Feb 8, 2008 05:25 AM ET

Talk about power walking. A new knee-mounted device converts the kinetic energy of strolling, sauntering and striding into usable electricity. Read more

It's Electric

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Wed Nov 7, 2007 08:19 AM ET

The shuttle Discovery aims for an early afternoon touchdown at Kennedy Space Center. Read more

Touchdown!

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Mon Nov 5, 2007 09:41 AM ET

A Chinese satellite successfully entered lunar orbit Monday, a month after rival Japan put its own probe into orbit around the moon, but Chinese officials denied there was any competition between the two nations. Read more

Space Race Is On
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