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Although many people have heard about Michelin’s airless tire, they may not realize that Goodyear has developed one of its own. What’s more, a special version of it has been created for use by ground-based delivery robots.Continue ReadingCategory: Auto… Continue reading Goodyear airless tires get put to the test on delivery robots
We’ve been reporting on Michelin’s airless tire technology for more than 16 years now. Indeed, the first time we wrote about the “Tweel” back in 2005, it quickly became the most popular story ever for what was then called gizmag.com.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Michelin’s airless passenger car tires get their first public outing
While cyclists certainly don’t like getting flats, puncture-resistant tires are typically heavier than others. According to French manufacturer Hutchinson, however, its new Gridskin tires combine durability with light weight – along with less productio… Continue reading Gridskin tires use a textile mesh for lightweight puncture resistance
Checking your bike’s tire pressure can be a fiddly process, which is why there are now valve stem attachments that let you check it with your smartphone. The just-announced PSIcle sensor makes things even easier, as it doesn’t require a battery.Continu… Continue reading Battery-free PSIcle sensor transmits tire pressure data to smartphones
When wheelchair users are traversing loose or slippery surfaces (such as snow or wet sidewalks), it would help if their chairs had knobby, grippy tires. Well, that’s what the reTyre Traction system is claimed to give them, within a matter of seconds.Co… Continue reading reTyre Traction system quickly adds lugged treads to wheelchair tires
Austrian manufacturer Tubolito is already known for its tough, lightweight plastic bicycle inner tubes. Now, the company has added a chip to one model, which allows users to check their tire pressure using an app.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, Tra… Continue reading NFC inner tube lets cyclists check air pressure with their smartphone
Hankook’s R&D department has been working with biorobotics experts from Seoul National University and Harvard engineers on a weird transforming origami wheel project. These folding oddities can drastically alter their diameter and carry heavy loads.Con… Continue reading Hankook’s crazy transforming wheels inspired by origami waterbombs
For people who work with wheeled robots or RC vehicles, sooner or later one gets interested in making custom tires instead of dealing with whatever is available off the shelf. [concreted0g]’s …read more Continue reading Solid Tips for Casting Colored Silicone Tires
Researchers at Rice University have developed a new process to convert old tires into graphene, which can then be used to make concrete. Not only is it more environmentally friendly, but the team says the resulting concrete is substantially stronger.Co… Continue reading Graphene made from old tires helps strengthen concrete
An advanced tire technology developed by NASA for use on planetary rovers could be coming to a bike lane near you, with startup the Smart Tire Company leveraging the technology to introduce an airless alloy tire to the world of cycling. With the elasti… Continue reading NASA’s shape memory airless tire tech makes its way onto bicycles