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On 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Japan-based Bridgestone has showcased a new type of tire that is both air-free and prevent from dam puncture itself. Built with a tough but flexible thermoplastic structure, the tire actually behaves like a like a normal tire while with nary any horizontal force produced. It’s quite powerful too, each is able to support around 150kg and that’s certainly enough for personal mobility devices. Currently the Bridgestone is still researching how to protect against objects getting lodged inside, and they plan to issue the air-free tire to the market in 2013.

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Totally beyond imagination… With subtle design and delicate carving, Wim Delvoye has transformed unused tires into amazing sculptures. In his series “Pneu” (French for tire), each piece comes with a unique pattern and they all look so great.

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Do you often ride a bicycle? If so, you would feel glad to know this Pump Tire, a new kind of tire that self-inflates. It is the first self-pressurizing bicycle tire, and it can let in some air or stop inflating if the tire is with too little air or too much air. To change your tire pressure, you simply need to adjust the bike’s handlebars. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Bike inner tubes usually have excellent flexibility and toughness, however we seldom get a chance to reuse them… Until we have these IT Clips. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Striving for a new breakthrough in technological innovation, the Energy Return Wheel designed by Brian Russell is an airless tire that can roll flat, save energy and most importantly never get flat during the moving. In that case, the number of traffic jam or traffic accident resulted by a flat tire would be greatly reduced. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What do you think is the most attractive means of expressing or spreading your love? Among various answers we’ve collected from the world, the one offered by Hamed Kohan seems quite unique: cycling. With the new tire designed for ‘Seoul Cycle Design 2010′, Hamed Kohan and other people will leave heart-shaped tracks on the roads as they travel around the city on bikes, and therefore to spread their love to the world. Really a cool idea! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Made of reprocessed tires, the sofa is a good example of “resource recycling”. Put some tires all together, use soft fabric to fill in the cushion and then you can own an environment-friendly sofa.

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Motorcycle wheels can shift under the driver’s weight as they turn. This kind of action could shift the center of gravity and so the driver will be safer. This Dynamically Augmenting Wheel System aims to offer the car a similar function.

Every wheel is divided into eight separate parts. When you want to turn sharply, the wheel can automatically adjust to car’s center of gravity without losing traction. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Tire is a great invention. Without the tire, the car will not be the same comfortable as it is nowadays. However, there is a company named Resilient Tech give us a new prototype which replaces the key part of tire with a non-pneumatic honeycomb structure.

I guess it won’t be comfortable for most drivers, however, you don’t need to worry about tire bursting. [Read the rest of this entry...]

With Hello Kitty patter, this must be the best tire for your daughter.