Urban Mobility 2011 | August 22, 2011 | 1 comment

Driving and Parking on New Road Surfaces

In the Driving and Parking segment, the Smart Grains team demonstrates its new technology, which attaches to the road surface and delivers a signal via text or email when a parking spot becomes available. This device cuts down on the amount of time drivers spend searching for parking spots, thereby reducing carbon emissions. What if a road were built that cut down carbon emissions just by driving on it?

 

A new type of pollution-eating concrete, developed by researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, has decreased oxide of nitrogen (NOx) emissions by upwards of 45 percent on a 1,000-square-meter test section of road.

How it works: “The air‑purifying concrete contains titanium dioxide, a photocatalytic material that removes the nitrogen oxides from the air and converts them with the aid of sunlight into harmless nitrate. The nitrate is then rinsed away by rain. These stones also have another advantage: they break down algae and dirt, so that they always stay clean." (Science Daily)

What are some other ways you can imagine that would minimize your car’s carbon emissions?

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