De-icing Concrete Can Make Bridges Safer, Airports More Reliable
Mixing steel shavings and carbon into regular concrete creates road-building slabs that can be electrified to melt ice and snow.
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Love at First Ride - Vancouver Couple Weds Aboard Transit Bus
Vancouver's downtown bus drivers - and their passengers - are quite a friendly bunch. One woman even met her true love and the pair asked the transit officials if they could get married on bus No.3.
London 'Cyclist Utopia' Unveiled in Elevated Skyways Plan
British architect Norman Foster has unveiled a concept to build a network of elevated pathways above London's railways to create safe car-free cycling routes in the wake the most deadly year for cyclists in the city's history.
Dutch Boost Cycle Commutes in Winter With Heated Roads
Winter journeys are made safer and more attractive for Dutch cyclists. Reflective crystals make lines in the road visible without electric lights, while other roads are getting underground geothermal heating for natural de-icing.
Chicago Unveils Most Ambitious Bike Plan in US
Chicago has unveiled its new Bike 2015 Plan, designed to achieve the mayor's goal to make the Windy City the most bicycle-friendly city in the United States. Work has already begun on 75 of the plan’s 150 strategies, including Constructing 10 miles of new bikeways in 2006, to help reach the plan’s goal of a 500-mile bikeway network by 2015.
Giant Escalator Installed for the Poor in Steep Colombian Shanty Town
The Colombian city of Medellin has opened a giant outdoor escalator for residents of one of its poorest shanty towns. The escalator is divided into six sections that transform a 35 minute climb into a 6 minute ride.
Commuters Convene 'Back of the Bus Club,' Still Meet Daily 25 Years Later
The Back of the Bus Club was born 25 years ago, when a small group of Washington State bus riders started chatting and made it a daily friendship ritual.
This Bike Path Paved With Solar Panels Can Power One Home For a Year
A bike path made of solar cells has shocked it's creators at SolaRoad with just how much electricity it's generating.
Humanitarian Drones to Deliver Medical Supplies to Roadless Areas
Andreas Raptopoulos wants to use aerial drones to save lives, by helping the one billion people who do not have year-round access to roads.
Hydrogen Fuel Breakthrough Uses Corn Husks in Revolutionary Way
Exhaust fumes pouring from the tailpipes of cars and coal-fired power plants could be a thing of the past if scientists' dreams for hydrogen cars are realized. Virginia Tech researchers just took a giant step toward that future.
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