Discover how to create your own puncture-proof bicycle tires using melted hot glue and 3D-printed molds in this innovative ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. In New ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Nexen Tire Corp. said it is transforming the tire development paradigm by integrating advanced technologies, including XAI (eXplainable AI)-based design processes and 3D printing ...

Will cyclists pedal bikes with airless tires in the future? BigRep just unveiled a new set of 3D-printed bike tires and took them out for a whirl in Berlin, Germany. The airless tires are made from ...

LONDON (Jan. 12, 2017) — Group Michelin has set up a joint venture with French machinery supplier Fives Group S.A. to develop industrial machines and production shops for metal 3D printing, with an ...

At Michelin's International Movin' On transportation summit, the French tire maker introduced a new concept tire that is airless, biodegradable and made with a 3D printer. Made from waste materials ...

Aside from trotting out a new tread pattern every year or so, you might think there's not a lot manufacturers could do to improve the humble car tire. But advances in materials, sensors and ...

For cyclists, there are few things worse than getting a puncture halfway through a ride. OK, getting hit by a truck would obviously be a lot more problematic, but as far as injury-free scenarios go, a ...

Instead of throwing away your broken boots or cracked toys, why not let them fix themselves? Researchers at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering have developed ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has patented a process for manufacturing a tread molding element for tires. This involves modeling a 3D shape, using thermoplastic polymers with a melting point of at least ...

Looking at Michelin's new concept tire (dubbed the "Vision") is like staring at a mesmerizing painting of future wheels. The blue webbed structure looks nothing like a typical black tire, but feels ...