Researchers Develop a Tire Prototype with Replaceable Treads

Core77 ·
Interior design

Once upon a time, if the soles of your shoes wore out, a cobbler could attach fresh soles. Nowadays, once your sneaker soles wear out, you junk them. Tires are the same. It's insane that we have to throw out a tire because that tiny percentage of material around the perimeter has worn down, but that's the established convention. Even worse, tires are a major source of microplastic pollution. When…

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