April 10, 2008
1106 Mechanical Engineering
Madison, Wisconsin
(open to the public)
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WHAT'S NEXT FOR TRANSPORTATION?
The health of the US Economy is largely dependent on its mobility. A question that is currently taking center stage for research is how will we move major items across the country and how do you move people effectively—whether a block or around the world.
While demand for petroleum is expected to exceed world oil production capacity in the coming decades, alternatives such as tar sands or corn ethanol may be constrained by pending greenhouse gas limits. A combination of new fuels, new vehicles, and new ideas is necessary. But what might the right combination be?
This National Academy of Engineering seminar will highlight the perspectives of experts in transportation infrastructure, emissions, biological fuels and vehicle “propulsion” to discuss "What's next?"
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