STORY: These airless tires were invented by NASA for roving around on the Moon but now an LA-based company is bringing the technology back down to Earth, in the hopes of making punctures a thing of ...
The Ohio-based Smart Tire Company has unveiled its shape memory airless bicycle tires called METL, utilizing cutting-edge technology originally developed by NASA. These never-go-flat airless tires are ...
For Rubber News sister publication Tire Business' annual Mid-Year Tire Report, reporters asked top tire makers for their takes on the latest industry challenges, trends and innovations. We asked tire ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Manufacturers are working to perfect airless tires in hopes of making flats a thing of the past. Airless tires could improve road safety and benefit the environment, according to ...
Goodyear is using its bean, or rather, soybeans, in creating a demonstration tire made up of 70% sustainable materials. And the Akron tire maker is also showing off its latest airless-tire technology ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— For Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd., the nonpneumatic tire development space is one of those places where innovation and investments offer returns in the form of insights. "It is ...
Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the use of airless tires on modern combat vehicles to mitigate the need to change flat tires. Voice, text and video editing belong to The Daily ...
Imagine having the ability to drive over any issue ahead of you on the road without having to worry about the potential of a flat tire. That is exactly what engineers at NASA are working on. The ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Makers of airless tires such as Japan's Bridgestone Corp. hope driverless cars will herald a breakthrough for their niche technology, which is more than a decade old but ...
However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...
Because it's an important one in the tire industry's evolution. It is a moment where eras transition. Richard Kramer, Goodyear chairman, CEO and president, discussed this evolution during a recent ...
Michelin Tire released a new 26-inch airless radial tire with a four-bolt wheel-pattern hub designed for UTV’s. Originally designed for military special operations use on light-tactical vehicles, the ...