9erRed Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Greetings all,Just finished reading some info about the new or next generation of tires. Army is testing them now and they want a workable design for the Humvees as soon as possible. Here's a link to the article that also has a short slideshow.Who would have thought that those little bee's building that precise pattern of six-sided cells arranged like a honeycomb would be so strong on a large scale! I still find it odd that when science "discovers" a new stronger way to build something (by coping Nature) they get all exicited.anyway here's the link...http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=tires-that-dont-need-airLater ..... 9erRed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueSnake79 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Well, they sure look cool I've seen a similar design on a concept car. The biggest hurtle to the solid tire has been balancing, and heat. As stated in the article. FYI you can see some of the other designs mentioned here: http://www.birdtire.com/specialty_tires.htm Tires like these have been used for years on forklifts. Anyway, cool tech. And I believe its a good first step in a truly modular tire. Which would be a great advancement in automotive tech. Imagine, if you will. Only changing a "piece of the pie" when you have a damaged tire. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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