Asphalt is one of those things, like electricity, that few Americans could live without. Most American roads (96 percent) are paved in asphalt, meaning that our commutes and our shopping trips depend ...

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The road surface you drive on is actually a complex layering of materials, and some wear out or degrade more quickly than ...

In the winter of 2021, the first-ever asphalt additive made from recycled plastic bottles was commercialized. It features NEWTLAC 5000, a new additive with exceptionally high durability, oil ...

It's getting to the point where it seems like adding a dash of graphene can improve just about anything. The latest example is something you probably wouldn't expect to benefit from the addition of ...

Snow and ice can damage paved surfaces, leading to frost heaves and potholes. These become potential hazards for drivers and pedestrians and are expensive to fix. Now, researchers propose in ACS ...

In the summer, dark asphalt roads and roofs absorb heat from the sun and then put it back into the air, making cities get hotter and take longer to cool off, in what’s called the urban heat island ...

With many countries in Africa planning or implementing major highway building programs, demand for asphalt is expected to rise. That has prompted an increase in asphalt imports and a French asphalt ...

Along with their use in foods, soybeans have also been utilized as a source of graphene, a greener alternative to mulch, and an ingredient in longer-lasting tires. Now, they're additionally being used ...

The holidays are here, and with them come predictable traditions. Christmas trees go up. Cookies are eaten. Pants are purchased one size bigger to accommodate those cookies. A lot of stuff — not ...

Answer by Mike Barnard, Senior Fellow - Wind at Energy and Policy Institute, on Quora, Yes, they could. The basic engineering of Solar Roadways seems robust and fairly well thought through. Could they ...

The much-publicised Heritage Street project in Patiala — once projected as a landmark urban facelift — is now set to be dismantled, with the administration deciding to remove the specialised stone ...