(Natural News) Researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) who accidentally discovered soy-based asphalt technology will be making this groundbreaking discovery nationally available for commercial use by next year. The ISU researchers have been testing the product, known as the “Invigorate Rejuvenator,” for roughly a decade. They recently launched SoyLei Innovations, from where they are developing the rejuvenator – […]

(Natural News) Highways England is currently testing sunflower oil capsules as a means of preventing pothole formation by filling cracks in the road. A study carried out by a team of engineers at the University of Nottingham in the U.K. has revealed that the cooking oil does not make the road more slippery or any […]

(Natural News) Streets of the future could be made out of tire waste and organic wax, according to a study published in the journal Materiales de Construcción. The study revealed that tire waste and organic wax could be used to make sustainable asphalt. A team of researchers at the Technical University of Madrid in Spain […]

(Natural News) On a really hot day, you can feel the heat rising from the pavement. And if it’s painful for you, it’s even more hurtful for plants that can’t move to shadier places. According to an article in the International Journal of Urban Forestry, pavements can re-radiate so much heat from reflected sunlight that nearby […]