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Japanese company tests airless tires
Japan's leading tire maker Bridgestone is testing tires that don't need to be inflated.
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Animal world
Attach fake tail to dolphins!
Fuji, a 37-year-old dolphin in Japan has been fitted with a fake tail in place of the tail being removed due to illness. Those who train dolphins at Churaumi Marine Park…
Environment
Artificial rubber from biomass materials
The Japanese Bridgestone Corporation successfully studied high-cis polyisoprene (IR) synthetic rubber from Isoprene. This type of rubber is used in the car industry, mak…
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Tires have the ability for the driver to know the road conditions
The Contact Area Information Sensing (CAIS) is a system consisting of a sensor built into the tire to provide accurate information about the condition of the road, thus…
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Tires are made from dandelion flowers
It is possible that in the near future, your tires will be made from dandelion flowers. This is the latest research by German scientists.
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Tires never punctured
At the Tokyo Motor Show this week, Bridgestone unveiled its latest invention: airless tires.