LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. — As the price of oil and other raw materials increases, communities want cheaper ways to repave their roads. Some are turning to a method involving hot tar and gravel that was ...

Los Angeles is resurfacing roads with a light material to reduce heat, but it could also one day solve the problem of Australia’s melting tar which is slippery and dangerous for motorcyclists.

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Major highways and side streets are created with materials like asphalt and tar, allowing motorists a safe means of passage ...

A councillor has claimed Highland Council does not have enough tar to fix all the damaged roads in Caithness. Andrew Jarvie, chairman of the local authority's Caithness area committee, said the ...

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 ...