University of Texas Arlington

October 2014

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  Traffic fix

  Thursday, October 23, 2014
  News Topics: awards, computer science, engineering, sustainability, transportation

  The student team created a real-time monitoring system that analyzes traffic conditions and enables better vehicular flow.

July 2014

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  Four on-board computers fine-tune formula car

  Monday, July 7, 2014
  News Topics: computer science, engineering, staff, student life, students, transportation

  Students use design, computer code, engineering know-how to build race car each year.

January 2014

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  University part of nationwide plan to get drones airborne

  Friday, January 10, 2014
  News Topics: engineering, innovation, manufacturing, research, robotics, transportation

  Four researchers will work on various aspects of unmanned aerial systems that could boost use of those systems.

November 2013

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  Lines would be mostly within existing TxDOT right of way

  Wednesday, November 13, 2013
  News Topics: engineering, transportation, urban and public affairs

  A feasibility study of high-speed rail in Texas shows that trips between Texas pairs of cities could be competitive with air travel.

August 2013

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  Engineers using materials reclaimed from landfills to stabilize soil

  Thursday, August 29, 2013
  News Topics: Arlington, engineering, environment, transportation

  A UT Arlington civil engineer has won a $1 million TxDOT contract to install pins made from recycled plastic to shore up clay soils that support the state's highways.

June 2013

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  Research focuses on using existing TxDOT right of way

  Tuesday, June 11, 2013
  News Topics: engineering, research, transportation

  A civil engineer is studying the feasibility of placing a high-speed rail line within the public right of way from North Texas to Houston and San Antonio.