Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are using tyre crumbs to protect buildings from earthquakes. A mixture of 75% tyre crumb and 25% sand should be placed below and around a building foundation to help resist the effects…
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VW Touran will have self-sealing tyres from Hankook
Hankook Tire launched a self-sealing tyre called Ventus Prime Sealguard. The tyres have a viscous material coating, which closes on its own even when punctured up to 5mm deep. The tyre maker announced the Ventus Prime Sealguard in the Frankfurt…
Zeon and Yokohama Rubber develop synthetic rubber from biomass
Zeon Corporation, with National Research and Development Agency (RIKEN) and Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., recently made isoprene from biomass. Isoprene is the raw material used to produce synthetic rubber (polyisoprene rubber) for automobile tires. Industrial isoprene is currently produced as…
Liberty Tire uses Trimble Driver Safety to manage its fleet
Liberty Tire, a US-based tyre recycler, will be using Trimble Driver Safety solution to monitor its vehicles. The Trimble Driver Safety solution provides real-time performance alerts to drivers. In-cab feedback prompts drivers to make immediate adjustments to their driving behavior.…
Continental tests car winter tyres made of dandelions
Last year, Continental Tire introduced Taraxagum, a rubber material made from dandelion roots. Today, the company used the material to make a car winter tyre—the WinterContact TS 850 P. “After several years of intensive development work together with the Fraunhofer…
Michelin and Fives Group try their hand at 3D printing
Michelin and Fives Group partnered up to launch Fives Michelin Additive Solutions, a company that will produce 3D-printed metal. The company will be owned half-and-half by the two companies and will hire 20 people from both camps initially. Fives Michelin…
Evonik releases new pollutant-free resin
German specialty chemicals maker Evonik released a new silicone resin: the Silikophen AC 950. The high-temperature resistant, high-solids silicone resin is also Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)-free. The AC 950 can be used in enclosed spaced because it doesn’t release harmful…
Endurica announces new version of fatigue analysis software
Endurica LLC recently announced Endurica Cl version 2.32—the latest version of the fatigue life analysis software. Endurica CL is a program that simulates the damage in elastomers under different conditions. Prior to new features, Endurica CL already has a number…
Introducing Acorn Studio’s Magical Light
Now, you can live by the light of the moon. With glow as soft as the moonlight, an appearance as mysterious and romantic as the moon, Luna is a moon lantern created by the Taiwanese team, Acorn Studio. To bring…
Check tyre pressure on your phone with FOBO Bike
Tye pressure is never a pressing issue—until we’re in the middle of the road pulling out the spare. That’s why a startup called FOBO developed a Bluetooth pressure monitor that syncs to your smartphone. FOBO Bike is the world’s first…