Plastic-infused asphalt can also save money. Because it lasts longer and resists cracking, cities may spend less on repairs ...

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Concrete and asphalt roads look similar from the driver’s seat, but the engineering tradeoffs behind them are huge. This video breaks down cost, lifespan, maintenance, climate performance, noise, ...

A street in downtown L.A. will soon be repaved, but the road won’t be quite the standard asphalt road we’re used to. Instead, it will be covered with a material made, in part, from recycled plastic ...

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 ...

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 ...

• Based on socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, concrete roads provide superior returns on social capital outlays in the medium to long-term basis The ongoing debate between concrete road ...

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 ...