An airless, puncture-proof car tyre takes to the road
An airless, puncture-proof car tyre takes to the road
High-tech wheelsPUNCTURES ALWAYS seem to strike at the most irksome times. Scrambling around on the ground to change a wheel in the wet on the side of a busy road is a sure way to ruin any journey. And punctures can be extremely dangerous, especially if a tyre blows out at high speed on a motorway. For decades carmakers have sought various solutions, but with new materials and novel manufacturing methods, a genuinely puncture-proof car tyre has finally appeared.This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “Flat out useful”From the June 15th 2019 editionDiscover stories from this section and more in the list of contentsExplore the edition