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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
It was three years ago that we first heard about the Norwegian reTyre system, which lets cyclists zip specialized tread “skins” on and off of a set of base tires. A new version is now on the market, which addresses some of the shortcomings of the origi… Continue reading Improved zip-on bike tire tread system gets firmer and smoother
It’s important to maintain the proper air pressure in your bike’s tires … enough so that a simple thumb-squeeze isn’t always enough to go by. That’s where SKS Germany’s Airspy comes in, as it continuously monitors tire pressure, and lets you know if it… Continue reading Airspy monitors tire pressure while cyclists ride
While we may think of car exhaust as being a major source of air pollution, automobile tires also hugely contribute to microplastics pollution. A new vehicle-mounted device could help, by gathering the rubber particles that those tires shed.Continue Re… Continue reading Prototype device gathers microplastics from car tires
Imagine getting a flat tire, but instead of swapping it out for a new one you just smear on a chemical that makes the rubber meld seamlessly back together. That’s the kind of breakthrough researchers at Australia’s Flinders University are now reporting… Continue reading New recyclable rubber material repairs itself on demand
According to the National University of Singapore (NUS), only 40 percent of discarded tires are recycled – the rest are either burned to generate power, or thrown in landfills. Now, however, the university has developed a method of converting old tire … Continue reading Scrapped car tires recycled into multi-use aerogel
Michelin has teamed with General Motors to target a 2024 production goal for airless tires. The tires, called Uptis, will have several benefits over radial tubeless tires and will debut for testing on the Chevrolet Bolt electric car…
Conti… Continue reading Michelin and GM unveil airless tires for a puncture-free ride