Michelin and GM to bring airless tyres to cars
Michelin is partnering with General Motors to bring its airless tyre prototype to the roads, potentially saving 200 million punctured car tyres from the scrap heap annually. More
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Tej Chauhan designs car tyre based on Nike's Air Force 1 sneaker
London industrial designer Tej Chauhan's latest projects include a car tyre imprinted with the Nike swoosh and a smart speaker phone that links up with Amazon Alexa. More
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Goodyear unveils Aero tyre for flying cars of the future
This two-in-one concept wheel by tyre manufacturer Goodyear can be used to drive on the road and as a propeller for flying in the sky. More
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Six unusual tyre concepts designed for future transport
As car brands continue to roll out unusual concept vehicles, tyre manufacturers are developing new wheels to keep up. We've rounded up six of the most innovative examples, including a 3D-printed spherical tyre made especially for self-driving cars, and a moss-filled wheel that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen. More
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Goodyear's "living" car tyre converts carbon dioxide into oxygen
This 3D-printed concept wheel by tyre manufacturer Goodyear uses living moss to absorb moisture from the road, before converting it into oxygen through photosynthesis. More
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Goodyear's spherical tyres shape-shift to suit different terrains
Goodyear has updated its spherical tyres for self-driving cars, adding a "bionic skin" of sensors that reads the road and adapts to suit different terrains. More
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Goodyear reveals spherical tyres for self-driving cars
Geneva Motor Show 2016: American manufacturer Goodyear has unveiled a concept for a "visionary" sphere-shaped tyre that could make driverless cars safer and smoother to run (+ movie). More
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Tsibi Geva hides Israel's Venice biennale pavilion behind a wall of used tyres
Israeli artist Tsibi Geva has wrapped his country's Venice pavilion in old car tyres and filled it with a mixture of found architectural and household objects to explore ideas about the home (+ slideshow). More
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Belly of the Beast is a hillside folly with a scruffy coat made from old tyres
Scraps of rubber tyres create a shaggy coat around this narrow tower created by architecture students Matt Ritani and Declan Burn on a countryside sculpture trail in New Zealand. More
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Roadless wheels aim to help African farmers transport goods from remote villages
Design Indaba 2015: Royal Collage of Art graduate Ackeem Ngwenya has designed a set of all-terrain wheels to help farmers in rural Africa carry heavier loads to market and replace the traditional method of "head-carrying" (+ slideshow). More
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Student project creates template for turning old tyres into footwear
Disused materials including tyres, burlap sacks and rope are recycled into footwear for the developing world in this project by Ravensbourne university students (+ slideshow). More
