Science
Puncture-proof tyres inspired by Mars mission, a cyclist’s saviour – Busselton Dunsborough Mail
The SMART Tire Company has been created with the blessing of NASA to create tyres for earth vehicles.
NASA needed a tyre that could deform when it ran over objects. Picture: Shutterstock.
I can remember the days of my youth. Not a care in the world with my main priority of finishing my homework so I could get on my BMX bike and ride the streets with my friends.
The feeling of wind in my hair, sun on my face and … damn, a puncture. The feeling of pushing my bike all the way home and then getting home after dark and being in trouble for being out too late.
Then one day a friend turned up with ‘puncture-proof’…
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