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Oct. 21, 2022 —Ever wonder what happens to the rubber tread that wears off a vehicle's tires? New modelling suggests an increasing amount of microplastics -- fragments from tires and roadways -- are ending up ...
Mar. 29, 2021 —Scientists optimize a process to turn rubber from discarded tires into soluble graphene for composite materials, including cement in more environmentally friendly ...
Mar. 1, 2022 —Small particles from tires inhibited the growth and caused adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems, two new research papers ...
May 12, 2022 —Engineers have produced a video simulation to illustrate the complex aerodynamics around a moving car and its ...
June 12, 2023 —Two major ridesharing companies have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. To understand additional impacts of this transition, researchers conducted ...
Aug. 20, 2020 —Researchers have discovered a novel iron-based superelastic alloy (SEA) capable of withstanding extreme temperatures--both high and ...
May 18, 2021 —A recent project has revealed innovative methods that could dramatically improve the performance of future electrical vehicles ...
July 8, 2022 —A new study, which demonstrates that even the most rural areas of Australia are feasible for electric vehicles, provides new hope for how the technology could be spread around the most secluded ...
June 22, 2023 —Chemists discovered a new way to make polymers stronger: introduce a few weaker bonds into the material. Working with polyacrylate elastomers, they could increase the materials' resistance to ...
Mar. 24, 2021 —Nature produces a startling array of patterned materials, from the sensitive ridges on a person's fingertip to a cheetah's camouflaging spots. Although nature's patterns arise ...