Science news articles about 'headlights'

  • Study shows mercury levels from products decreasing, though still at dangerous levels

    ... revolving around who should pay for the separate disposal of mercury containing switches and headlights removed from cars before they are crushed and recycled. The study shows that in 2000, mercury ...
  • Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights

    (AP) -- Camera flashcubes of the 1960s, high-definition TVs and the Nicoderm quit-smoking patch have at least one thing in common: Each found a place over the years on R&D Magazine's annual list of ...
  • Car fronts at face value

    ... most which had a wide stance, a narrow windshield, and/or widely spaced, narrow headlights. The better the subjects liked a car, the more it bore shape characteristics corresponding to high values of ...
  • Human Or Animal Faces Associated With At Least 90 Percent Of Cars By One-third Of Population

    ... associated a human or animal face with at least 90 percent of the cars. All subjects marked eyes (headlights), a mouth (air intake/grille), and a nose in more than 50 percent of the cars. Overall, ...
  • Life is a highway: Study confirms cars have personality

    ... of the power scale -- that is, those perceived as childlike, submissive, female and friendly -- had headlights with their upper edge relatively close to the midline and had an upward shift of the car' ...
  • The Green (and blue, red, and white) lights of the future

    ... of polarized light from LEDs could also improve computer displays and lower the glare from car headlights. In his article, Schubert lays out how such future, "smart" light sources, can harness the ...
  • Beaming new light on life

    ... light very strongly, like driving through a snowstorm: "Once your windshield gets wet, headlights appear all fuzzy, and different features get mixed up." Using the tiny silver nanoparticles as light ...
  • Nasa launches search for second Earth

    ... British firm e2v. The camera is so sensitive, it could spot the imperceptible dimming of a car headlight as a fly wanders across it.The mission will focus its attention on planets in the "Goldilocks ...
  • Brighten up! Paint study could save states millions

    ... , such as the lines separating traffic lanes, are significantly better at reflecting headlights in the direction that the paint was applied. This finding will help determine how states comply with new ...
  • Vigilant windows

    ... distinguish between the frequency of the UV lamp and the slowly changing light from a passing headlight. The system has further advantages: it does not infringe on anybody's personal rights, as it ...
  • Rice fine-tunes attack on cancer

    ... small water droplets in the air absorb and scatter the light, deflecting the beams from your headlights before they can reflect off of whatever's ahead of you on the road. "Nanoparticles dispersed ...
  • Florida: The far side of paradise

    ... sweetened by the scent of orange blossoms wafted through the windows as the van lurched to a stop. The headlights illuminated a metal sign pinned to a gate that read “Archbold Research Station.” We ...
  • Spallation Neutron Source first of its kind to reach megawatt power

    ... , the difference in beam intensity is comparable to the ability to see with a car's headlights versus a flashlight. More neutrons also enhance scientific opportunities, including flexibility for ...

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