A new Royal Society policy briefing explores the resource and infrastructure requirements, environmental impacts, and outstanding research questions for the … read more
There have been several reports discussing the possible disruption of US aviation once mobile networks AT&T and Verizon deploy new … read more
A study published in the BMJ looks at residential exposure to traffic noise in Denmark and incidence of dementia. … read more
A passenger train has derailed in Aberdeenshire, resulting in the deaths of at least three people. Prof Roderick Smith … read more
It has been reported that the UK government plan to advise passengers arriving at UK airports to self quarantine for … read more
The UK Court of Appeal has ruled the planed Heathrow 3rd runway expansion as illegal. Dr Joanna Cox, Head … read more
Jeremy Acklam, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Transport Expert, said: “We welcome the announcement for the go ahead for … read more
Reactions to some countries grounding the Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Dr Thurai Rahulan, Senior Lecturer in Aeronautics, University of Salford, … read more
Expert reacts comments ahead of the announcement on Heathrow’s third runway. read more
Reports are suggesting that the expansion of Heathrow airport, including a third runway, has been approved by ministers. read more
Scientists publishing in European Heart Journal have investigated the effect of traffic-related air pollution and noise and report that they are associated with increased incidence of self-reported (but not measured) high blood pressure. read more
Expert reaction to the news story that a driver of a Tesla car died in Florida in May after colliding with a lorry. read more
Professor Rod Smith FREng is Research Professor of Railway Engineering at Imperial College London and Chair of the Future Railway Research Centre. He was Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department for Transport from 2013 to 2015, and in 2011 he was President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Prof. Smith is a strong supporter of HS2. But on 30 June he will make a major presentation at the High Speed Rail in the UK Conference in Birmingham where he will describe his serious concerns about the way it’s been designed, arguing that it is a recipe for high costs, low capacity and slow speeds. read more
The Department of Transport (DfT) has published its research into emissions levels from diesel cars following a scandal which revealed that several companies had been manipulating emission controls. The DfT report that, for all vehicles which they tested, nitrogen oxide conditions were higher in real world conditions than in laboratory conditions. read more
Exposure to air pollution has been associated with numerous health conditions including respiratory diseases, cardiovascular disease, and death. However, investigating the precise impact of air pollution exposure on health outcomes is challenging, particularly when taking historic pollution levels into account. Nonetheless the subject of air pollution, especially in the UK’s major cities, is still a cause of great concern for doctors, policy makers, and the wider population. read more
In one of the longest-running studies of its kind, researchers from Imperial College London have published in the journal Thorax their investigation into the possible effects of long-term air pollution exposure over nearly 40 years on various health outcomes including mortality. read more
A study of the effects of air pollution on people living in the areas around the 12 largest airports in California has been published in The Review of Economic Studies journal, in which they estimate health and related financial costs. read more
The car manufacturer Volkswagen has said that up to 11 million of its vehicles may have been affected by the rigging of emissions tests of its cars. read more
Debris from an aircraft thought to be a Boeing 777 has been found on an island in the Indian Ocean, and has been transported to France for testing as to whether it may be from the flight MH370 which went missing in March 2014. read more
The relationship between noise generated by traffic and body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and waist–hip ratio was explored in a study published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. The authors reported that traffic noise was associated with an increase in waist circumference and waist-hip ratio but not BMI, and that combined exposure to more than one type of transport noise increased the risk further. read more
