Science news articles about 'racing car'

  • Students Make Hybrid Racing Car, Free-kicking Robot

    ... their Formula student racer called "Maloja". Its preceding model "Albula" was present, too - converted into a hybrid racing car. In addition, a free-kick robot and a four-legged ...
  • Sol Invictus - Solar-Powered, Student-Built Cross-Country Race Car Almost Ready To Go

    ... 's student-designed and student-built solar race car, is getting ready to compete in the North ... last time the challenge was contested. The Iowa State car made it from Austin, Texas, to Calgary in 71.5 ...
  • Hydrogen-powered race car unveiled

    Melbourne researchers have built Australia's first hydrogen-powered racing car using a modified internal combustion motorcycle engine.
  • Hydrogen-powered race car unveiled

    Melbourne researchers have built Australia's first hydrogen-powered racing car using a modified internal combustion motorcycle engine.
  • Racing car powered by chocolate and steered by carrots takes to the track at Goodwood

    A racing car created from potatoes and carrots and powered by chocolate will be put through its paces this weekend at the world`s largest celebration of motorsport.
  • World-first sustainable racing car to take on Formula 3 at Brands Hatch

    ... fully sustainable Formula 3 racing car. The car is made from woven flax, recycled ... hope to prove that high performance, competitive cars can be built from sustainable materials. According to Dr Kirwan ...
  • The technology to make 'Speed Racer' cars

    ... regarding current technology that would propel the car like a submarine, pressurize it, steer it” as well ... rear engine, echoing the movie’s racing car, which has both a front and a rear engine. Beyond ...
  • Faster than a bullet - the 1,000mph car

    ... plans for the world's first 1,000mph car, a muscular streak of gunmetal and orange designed not ... .357 Magnum revolver.The car was proposed by Drayson, a racing car enthusiast, as a project to inspire ...
  • Solar car aims to put rivals in the shade

    (PhysOrg.com) -- Plans for a solar-powered racing car which will cruise at 60mph using the same power as a hairdryer have been unveiled by students at Cambridge University.
  • Roadsters embrace green racing

    ... Protection Agency (EPA), described green racing here today at the 13th Annual ACS ... in several ways," Glenn says. "One, the technology of race cars develops at a much faster pace than the technology in ...
  • University of Cambridge Unveiled Solar Car

    Cambridge University Eco Racing team's new solar racing car showcases cutting-edge environmentally-friendly technology, applicable to the next generation of electric vehicles.
  • Racing green: Recycled car to debut at Brands Hatch

    ... drinks bottles will line up in Formula Three race A racing car built from recycled drinks bottles, ... green technology to its limits. The £500,000 car has a top speed of 170mph and can accelerate faster ...
  • Cars that Run on Cow Power?

    (PhysOrg.com) -- Race cars have long provided a testing ground for driving technology that we eventually see ... in mass-produced consumer automobiles by creating a race car that runs on cow manure. Yep, ...
  • Air-powered Go-cart Hits The Track

    It's Sunday afternoon. Thousands of fans cheer wildly as race cars fly by at speeds nearing 200 mph for 200 laps. They whiz down the pit road making pit stops, changing ...
  • The politics behind the pink ribbon

    ... with the pink ribbons of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During October, the ribbons are on yogurt containers, race cars, video game machines, foot callous scrapers, teddy ...

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