Fraunhofer Research News January 2004 II
Have scanner, will travel(öffnet in neuem Fenster),No train will travel where safe passage is not guaranteed. Shifted rails or a tree growing too close to the track is an accident waiting to happen. To clear the way for safer travel, a rapid laser scanner measures the clearance profile surrounding the train. , ,http://www.fraunhofer.de/english/press/pi/pi2004/01/index_rn1_t3.html (Asleep at the wheel),Driver fatigue is a common cause of road accidents. A new system warns drowsy drivers before it's too late. At the Vehicle Interaction Lab, researchers are studying in a virtual environment how best to design the electronic monitoring system by focusing on the human element. , ,http://www.fraunhofer.de/english/press/pi/pi2004/01/index_rn1_t4.html (Tiny zebras at your service),Before new pesticides can be approved, their environmental impact must be assessed. Due to the complexity of ecological systems, researchers require simple yet representative laboratory models. Among vertebrates, schools of zebra fish are especially suitable.,
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