A startup adopted NASA technology to build puncture-proof airless tires.
, the idea that we should halt space exploration also ignores the immense benefits space-age technologies have brought us here on Earth., which, thanks to a partnership with NASA, is building an airless bicycle tire based on technology created to make future lunar and Martian rovers more resilient.
As the U.S. produces approximately 246 million rubber waste tires a year, such a technology could help to fix an unsustainable rubber waste problem on Earth. Puncture-free tires could also reduce thousands of injuries resulting from tire pressure accidents.SMA technology allows for a tire built entirely of interconnected springs. As these tires don't require an inner tube or air pressure they are puncture resistant.
SMART was co-founded by engineer Brian Yennie and entrepreneur and reality series"Survivor: Fiji" winner Earl Cole. Both worked with SMA creators Dr. Santo Padula and Colin Creager, as well as former NASA intern Calvin Young, to rethink SMA for the consumer market.
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