While people are still looking for ways to reduce exhaust pollution to protect the environment, it is tires and wheel wear that are the culprits that pollute the environment the most. Recent studies have shown that the amount of fine dust particles generated from worn tires is nearly 2,000 times higher than the emissions of cars.

If in the past, we used to use tubeless tires for vehicles, gradually the improvement has moved towards tubeless tires. However, most tires are made of rubber material, so no matter how you upgrade it, the tire during and after use still creates harm to the body. environment and human health.

But the future may change this when an airless tire invented by NASA to travel on the Moon has been brought back to Earth by a business. The product does not need to be inflated, is very durable and will never deflate, and can last longer than traditional rubber tires.

These are non-inflatable tires that are much more durable than traditional rubber tires and never go flat. This product also contributes to solving a major environmental problem around the world, which is to limit the situation of scrap tires that are being discharged in large quantities and cause the emission of many chemicals in the tire process. wear due to contact with the road surface.

UK SMART Tires, the maker of airless tires, hopes this product launch will provide a solution to the tire pollution scourge while tapping into a valuable industry. hundred billion dollars.

Initially, this type of airless tire was invented by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for lunar rovers. This product was later improved by SMART Company to be used for many other vehicles.

Mr. Earl Cole, Co-Founder of SMART, West Sussex, UK said, "We are the first airless tire company in the world to produce alloy tires with irregular shapes. But thanks to that, if it hits a rock or anything, the tire will spread out the impulses evenly, which is not the case with normal rubber tires. These are major improvements to the original NASA version of the tire.

According to SMART Company, the tires have a spring mesh design made of a unique technological material that is both as strong as titanium and as elastic as rubber. The tire's load-bearing design also utilizes shape-memory alloy properties. This unique metal can stretch, compress, bend, and then straighten again with enough force to move massive objects. Through the molecular phase change, the tire regains 100% of its original shape even after severe deformation.

Mr. Earl Cole, Co-Founder of SMART, West Sussex, UK said, with this material, you can press the tire to the rim and it will always inflate back to its original shape. So you can use it as a structural component in a tire, and you don't need to pump air in. That means the tire is not inflated, and the puncture is not a problem. It will never have a flat tire, helping the tire to prolong the life of the vehicle.

SMART also says that vehicles are now heavier, causing normal rubber tires to wear out faster. This is dangerous for the driver, releases rubber particles into the environment, and costs money when having to change tires regularly. Around 2 billion rubber tires of all kinds are produced each year globally. All these problems are solved by airless tires because the only rubber part used on SMART airless tires is the tread, which can be easily replaced without having to throw away the whole tire as it is now. contribute to solving tire pollution in the world.

Mr. Earl Cole, Co-founder of SMART company, West Sussex, UK, said that this tire can also be reused. The only thing you have to do when the tire is worn out is change the tread, which is much more cost-effective than throwing the whole tire away and buying a brand new tire."

The company SMART says tens of thousands of people worldwide have joined the waitlist to purchase its first commercial product, the SMART non-inflatable bicycle tire, due for release in spring 2024.

We aim at this tire can be applied on a large scale, and used for many types of vehicles, from bicycles, scooters, motorcycles, cars, trucks, and airplanes. Mr. Earl Cole said.

Shortly, tires of this type will eliminate the need for car maintenance. SMART also claims that its super-elastic tire design will play an important role in future transportation such as electric and autonomous vehicles.

According to antv.gov.vn