GC: n CT: The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Plans for the Future of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) The USDOT has released a new plan for ITS research and priorities for the second half of the decade. The new ITS Strategic Plan 2015-2019 outlines the direction and goals of the
GC: CT: Intelligent Transportation System Architecture and Standards. This regulation provides policies and procedures for implementing section 5206(e) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), Public Law 105-178, 112 Stat. 457, pertaining to conformance with the National Intelligent Transportation Systems Architecture and Standards. S: http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/its_arch_imp/policy_1.htm (last access:
GC: n CT: In computers, interactivity is the dialog that occurs between a human being (or possibly another live creature) and a computer program. (Programs that run without immediate user involvement are not interactive; they’re usually called batch or background programs.) Games are usually thought of as fostering a great
GC: n CT: In computing the term interface can have various meanings, but all relate to the interaction between one object and another. Interface may refer to a hardware interface, a software interface, or sometimes it can refer to the interaction between the user and the computer via an input
GC: n CT: As we approach a new millennium, the Internet is revolutionizing our society, our economy and our technological systems. No one knows for certain how far, or in what direction, the Internet will evolve. But no one should underestimate its importance.Over the past century and a half, important
GC: n CT: For those outside Silicon Valley, the “Internet of Things” is a buzzword often associated with seemingly superfluous toys for early-adopting consumers: the expensive Apple watch, the oft-ridiculed Google Glass, or a “smart” refrigerator that senses when the milk jug is empty. So when Sarnoff professor of business
GC: n CT: Before we can measure or forecast Internet Usage, we must first answer a basic question: Who is an Internet user? Research firms, analysts, consultancies and other sources all disagree on how to answer this seemingly simple question. The ITU subscribes to the definition of an Internet user
GC: n CT: The ultimate complexity of design and analysis of stresses is attained in arch and dome dams. These dams are thin, curved structures commonly containing reinforcement, either steel rods or prestressed steel cables the volume of concrete required is much less than for gravity and gravity arch dams,
GC: n CT: The thermal excitation of a carrier from the valence band to the conduction band creates free carriers in both bands. The concentration of these carriers is called the intrinsic carrier concentration, denoted by ni. Semiconductor material which has not had impurities added to it in order to
GC: n CT: One of Tesla’s legacies (and that of his business partner George Westinghouse, boss of the Westinghouse Electrical Company) is that most of the appliances we have in our homes are specifically designed to run from AC power. Appliances that need DC but have to take power from
GC: n CT: Ions: When atoms have an equal number of protons and electrons, they are neutral and have no electrical charge. However, both man-made and natural forces can act on atoms and result in a gain or loss of electrons. When a neutral atom has lost an electron (which
CG: n CT: It is also necessary to introduce elements of neutral atmospheric and magnetospheric physics since the ionosphere is very much affected by processes that originate in these two regions. The ionosphere coexists with the upper portion of the neutral atmosphere and receives considerable energy and momentum from the lower
GC: n CT: Hydropower is created by running water through a hydraulic turbine that spins and drives a generator shaft to create electricity. Most small hydro projects, also called micro-hydro, divert a portion of a river or creek’s flow, or are constructed on established channels, such as irrigation ditches. S:
GC: n CT: Isobutanol is a promising candidate as second-generation biofuel and has several advantages compared to bioethanol. Another benefit of isobutanol is that it is already formed as a by-product in fermentations with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, although only in very small amounts. Isobutanol formation results from valine degradation
GC: n CT: Joule, unit of work or energy in the International System of Units (SI); it is equal to the work done by a force of one newton acting through one metre. Named in honour of the English physicist James Prescott Joule, it equals 107 ergs, or approximately 0.7377
GC: n CT: Joule effect and Joule’s law are any of several different physical effects discovered or characterized by English physicist James Prescott Joule. These physical effects are not the same, but all are frequently or occasionally referred to in literature as the “Joule effect” or “Joule law” These physical
CG: n CT: During the past few years, the concept of “just transition”, as used in relation to climate change mitigation, has increasingly gained attention. But while there is no shortage of talk and references to just transition, what is this issue really about? What do we mean by just
GC: n CT: A Kaplan turbine is basically a propeller with adjustable blades inside a tube. It is an axial-flow turbine, which means that the flow direction does not change as it crosses the rotor. Figure 1 shows a simplified Kaplan turbine. The inlet guide-vanes can be opened and closed
GC: n CT: The name Triassic derives from the division of the sediments into three typical stages: Bunter, Muschelkalk and Keuper. The basin containing these sediments, reaching from the North Sea area in the north to the Iberian Penninsula in the south and from the Paris Basin in the west
GC: n CT: Electricity used at any moment is measured in watts. It only makes sense that a 100-watt bulb uses 100 watts of electricity. A desktop computer uses about 65 watts and a central air conditioner uses about 3,500 watts. Since all of the watts add up quickly, the
GC: n CT: Electricity used at any moment is measured in watts. It only makes sense that a 100-watt bulb uses 100 watts of electricity. A desktop computer uses about 65 watts and a central air conditioner uses about 3,500 watts. Since all of the watts add up quickly, the
GC: n CT: Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. An object that has motion – whether it is vertical or horizontal motion – has kinetic energy. There are many forms of kinetic energy – vibrational (the energy due to vibrational motion), rotational (the energy due to rotational motion), and