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Joseph Shavit
Jul 5, 2022
Up to 540,000 lives can be saved worldwide by targeting traffic speed
Research highlights the growing problem of road traffic injuries and lays out some opportunities for preventing injuries and saving lives.
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Joseph Shavit
May 28, 2022
Amazing new sensor enables vehicles to detect road conditions in real-time
Researchers from UC3M have patented a sensor and a method for detecting road conditions while a vehicle is moving in real-time.
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Joseph Shavit
May 27, 2022
Sunsmart streets using recycled rubber last twice as long
Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research has found.
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Joseph Shavit
Feb 17, 2022
Detroit building 1st public wireless EV-charging road system in the US
A wireless and in-road wireless electric vehicle charging technology company will deploy its first public wireless EV charging road system.
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Joshua Shavit
Aug 29, 2021
New innovation eliminates plastic waste as the asphalt hits the road
Each year in the United States, millions of tons of plastic waste are discarded and not recycled, leading to serious environmental problems.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 16, 2021
Company recycles and converts waste plastic water bottles destined for landfills into roads
Plastic packaging is a huge problem in the US, and a main contributor to the 80 million tonnes worth of waste being produced each year
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