Phase Change In Fluids Finally Simulated After Decades Of Effort

Phase Change In Fluids Finally Simulated After Decades Of Effort (Science Daily)
Researchers at the University of Rochester have now created a mathematical model that will allow scientists to simulate and understand phase changes, which could have an impact on everything from decaffeinating coffee to improving fuel cell efficiency in automobiles of the future.

Endless Traffic: Can It End? (Gotham Gazette)
On the third day of last month's transit strike, some New Yorkers found a silver lining in the shutdown of subways and buses. Bicycle traffic had increased by 500 percent . People got more exercise as they walked to work.

W.D.M. school updates (The Des Moines Register)
Students were given packets to take home last week about the spelling challenge. In the challenge, students will work together to earn an extra long recess or a pop and popcorn party for each class.

How Will America's Big Two Automakers Survive?
After decades of market share losses, look for a leaner and more focused Big Two.
Ann Job

Designation built on a mistake (The News & Observer)
A historic building in Raleigh got national recognition as a former streetcar garage.

From the Home of Hitsville, U.S.A., Give It Up for . . . Jazz! (New York Times)
Motown had no place on the program, for better or worse. Automobiles, on the other hand, offered an easy analogy.

Eight-bit MCUs claim half the automobile (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
As the backbone of most automotive network systems, the 8bit MCU is hardly on its way out.