Picture every interstate you have ever driven in America: the long flat stretches through Nevada, the elevated ribbons over Houston, the foggy corridors of the Appalachians. Now picture all of that ...

With secure funding for our roadways constantly in question, it’s no wonder scientists and designers have been inventing new types of pavement that they believe will be the future. By now, you’ve ...

Earth has 3.2 million kilometers (1.9 million miles) of highways Worldwide solar highway roofs could meet more than 60% of global energy needs each year The panels could produce enough electricity to ...

The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if we covered our roads with solar panels.

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, Chinese Academy of Geosciences, and Columbia University have concluded that solar-covered highways could meet more than 60% of ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The solar panels that Idaho inventor Scott Brusaw has built aren't meant for rooftops. They are meant for roads, driveways, parking lots, bike trails and, eventually, highways.

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Solar cars exist. The best place to see them is the World Solar Challenge, a race that’s held every two years in Australia. Competitors have ...

HANOI: The Vietnam Road Administration (VRA) has begun testing solar road studs on a section of National Highway No. 6, as ...

Take a solar panel. Surround it with light-emitting diodes attached to a microprocessor and, in northern climes at least, some kind of heater. The idea is to put unused roadway to good use (generating ...