News tagged with asphalt
Cities weigh green features vs. expense in new buildings
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Should a city that's committed to environmentally friendly construction pay $825,000 for a job that was expected to cost $248,000?
Component of asphalt eyed as new fuel source
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The pavement material that cars drive on may wind up in their fuel tanks as scientists seek ways of transforming asphaltenes -- the main component of asphalt -- into an abundant new source of fuel, according to the cover ...
Information superhighway’s trash yields a super highway asphalt
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Discarded electronic hardware, including bits and pieces that built the information superhighway, can be recycled into an additive that makes super-strong asphalt paving material for real highways, researchers in China are ...
Alternative energy hits the road
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Anyone who has walked barefoot across a parking lot on a hot summer day knows that blacktop is exceptionally good at soaking up the sun's warmth. Now, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has found a way ...
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New research might prevent asphalt damage
Jun 05, 2007 |
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Repairing asphalt damage caused by water infiltration costs a great deal of money and produces extra traffic delays. Yet within the asphalt industry there is little insight into the fundamental processes leading to water ...
New bacteria discovered in tar pits
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May 17, 2007 |
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U.S. environmental scientists have discovered the Rancho La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles contain hundreds of new species of unusual bacteria.
Invention could help reduce highway repairs
Sep 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ohio University has licensed a new device that tests the durability of highway asphalt to an Athens, Ohio-based company founded by the engineering professor who invented the technology.
New petroleum-degrading bacteria found at Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles
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May 10, 2007 |
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Environmental scientists at UC Riverside have discovered that the Rancho La Brea tar pits in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., house hundreds of new species of bacteria with unusual properties, allowing the bacteria ...
Research aims to cool runoff to protect coldwater streams
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The ocean of stormwater that flows off of the sun-baked urban landscape is packing heat, and trout are starting to feel it.
New Foot-Friendly Pavement for Jogging Trails Recycles Tires
May 23, 2006 |
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A new material for paving recreation trails holds potential for the large-scale recycling of rubber from automotive tires, as well as for cushioning the activities of joggers, walkers, and bicyclers. And it's less expensive ...
Research paves way for better roads
Apr 28, 2008 |
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The next generation of asphalt and concrete pavements used to build and rebuild roads, bridges and other paved surfaces in much of the world likely will be based on a design guide produced by researchers in ...
Volunteers help salamanders avoid roadway massacre
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The black salamander with yellow spots sat on the roadside in the dark, ready to make a go of it.
Sound waves save roads
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Every year roads are built and repaired to the tune of several billions. Intensive efforts are underway all over the world to get 'more road for your money' by developing better methods for both design and quality control ...
Paving the way for green roads
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Kevin Gardner sees green roads right around the corner. “A lot of the infrastructure in this country needs to be re-built,” says Gardner, University of New Hampshire associate professor of civil engineering and director of ...
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