Purdue Develops Damage-Sensing Tire

December 17, 2007

After seeing too many retread tires lying on the sides of interstate highways, a Purdue University engineering professor has developed a sensor technology that enables a tire to determine its own susceptibility to degradation. The sensor technology works for all rubber tires, such as those on passenger cars, trucks, construction equipment, lawn and garden equipment, mining equipment, and airplanes.

Posted by Charles Murray on December 17, 2007 | Comments (0)

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