When you’re exploring another planet, the last thing you want to have to deal with is tire damage when AAA is millions of miles away. It’s a concern that prompted NASA to develop an airless titanium ...

A U.S. startup by the name Smart Tire Company promises a solution to bikers’ oldest problems: punctured tires. Leveraging NASA technology, the startup hopes to bring the METL tires to market as early ...

Flat tires and AAA roadside assistance may soon be past memories. NASA Glenn Research engineers have just unveiled a new super-elastic tire constructed from nickel titanium, a shape memory alloy able ...

Explore NASA’s revolutionary advances in material science, including the development of Nitinol and indestructible tires for space and Earth. This gallery breaks down each innovation with engaging ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn reading this story. Unplugged Performance recently claimed that its latest “Road Warrior” wheel is indestructible. The wheels are forged from aerospace-grade 6061-T6 aluminum, ...

Safer and more indestructible tires are a key part of the multibillion-dollar automobile industry’s decades-long drive to make vehicles safer and more reliable. But the technology that makes tires ...

Stretch a Slinky toy too far, and eventually the metal coil will be warped so much it won’t be able to return to its original spring shape. That’s a problem also faced by the metal spring tires ...