From Lunar Rovers to Electric Vehicles: SMART's Puncture-proof Leap Towards a Sustainable Tires

At the heart of this ambitious endeavor is a material known as Shape Memory Alloy (SMA).

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This unique property enables the tires to be distorted to extreme degrees and yet revert back to their original shape.

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The absence of pressurized air as a structural element implies that these tires will never succumb to punctures or suffer flats.

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In an era of electric vehicles and self-driving cars, tire technology seems to have been left in the dust of the last century.

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The ability to retread SMART tires without discarding the whole tire offers a potential solution to this sustainability issue.

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Interestingly, the problem of tire pollution could worsen with the advent of electric vehicles (EVs).

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Their ongoing crowdfunding campaign reflects their commitment to materialize this concept into a tangible product.

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While SMART's innovation could revolutionize our roads, European Space Agency's (ESA) actions reveal a concerted effort to manage another contemporary issue: space debris.

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These endeavors underscore the critical role of sustainable and smart solutions in our journey towards a more resilient future.

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