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  Test Cars Are Driving Themselves Successfully
  Topic by Kate Prengaman

  It's like something out of a science fiction movie—cars that drive themselves without needing human control or even supervision. It's hard to imagine that a computer could learn to perform such a complex task—which involves maintaining and adjusting speed, turning, viewing obstacles, and...

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  Challenges in getting to a low-carbon domestic energy economy
  Article by Vincent Gutschick

  The most desirable energy economy is low-carbon, domestically based, and efficient and equitable in allocating costs....

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  Is an Electric Car in Your Future?
  Topic by Kate Prengaman

  Americans love cars. Unfortunately, the combustion of gasoline that powers our cars is a major contributor to the increasing levels of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere that is causing climate change. Recognizing this cause and effect, many Americans have turned to vehicles with high fuel...

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  High-Speed Rail
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  You sit back in a comfortable seat, turn and look out the window and watch the countryside in Spain, France, Italy, Germany or Japan fly by. You really have no great sense of movement in the train as it glides along at anywhere from 125 to 150 miles per hour over a dedicated rail bed. The...