Collaborate Disseminate
Although we’ve been hearing about various stronger forms of concrete, one of the keys to making concrete last longer is to keep water from seeping into it in the first place. A new surface sealant could help, as it reportedly makes existing concrete 75… Continue reading Surface sealant uses nanotech to make concrete last longer
One of the many areas graphene promises to have transformative effects is in fortifying construction materials like concrete and asphalt. A first-of-a-kind trial now underway seeks to apply the wonder material’s impressive attributes to one of the UK’s… Continue reading World-first resurfacing project mixes graphene into freshly laid UK road
Given roads are everywhere and involve some carbon-intensive processes to build, scientists are investigating how alternative materials could make the whole process more sustainable. We’ve seen how this could include everything from coffee grounds, to … Continue reading String used to bind asphalt together in green alternative to bitumen
Scientists at Australia’s RMIT University are continually coming up with ways to work recovered waste items into high-performing road materials, including cigarette butts, discarded tires and building rubble. Their latest effort has a certain relevance… Continue reading Scientists engineer stronger road material using recycled face masks
The more we work to get emissions down from motor vehicles and power generation, the more we’ll have to start looking at non-combustion sources of emissions – and a new Yale study suggests that asphalt, so ubiquitous in our modern cities, continues to … Continue reading Yale study finds dangerous emissions from asphalt long after it’s laid
After wastewater such as sewage has been processed at water treatment plants, a sandy grit is typically left over. And while that grit usually ends up in landfills, it could soon instead be used in a more eco-friendly pothole repair material.Continue R… Continue reading Wastewater grit may find use in “green” pothole filler
A team of engineers in Australia has come up with a new recipe for a road construction material that draws on two huge sources of waste; discarded tires and building rubble. The blended material was shown to offer the strength and flexibility required … Continue reading Building rubble combines with tire waste for recycled road material
Everyone knows that walking on soft sand is more difficult than walking on a hard sidewalk. By that same token, MIT scientists are now suggesting that if road surfaces were to be made stiffer, large trucks would use less fuel.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Study suggests that stiffer roads would improve trucks’ mileage
Archaeologists have used laser technology to map a 100-km (62-mile) Maya stone road that could have been built 1,300 years ago to help with the invasion of an isolated city in modern-day Mexico. The ancient highway is thought to have been constructed a… Continue reading Archaeologists use laser tech to reveal secrets of 100-km Maya road
Mapping rural areas is a barrier to autonomous vehicles operating in those areas, but cars might not need maps at all. Continue reading MIT Invented a Tool That Allows Driverless Cars to Navigate Rural Roads Without a Map