In Accra, Ghana's bustling capital, one road appears ordinary but hides an innovative secret beneath its asphalt surface: ...

The latest research from The Netherlands is showing that asphalt can actually be produced from plants. That’s a far cry from oil-based bitumen. At the annual American Chemical Society meeting ...

Ever-so slightly heating up this asphalt using a small magnetic field melts the bitumen, allowing it to seep into the minute cracks to 'self-heal'. Etienne Jeoffroy from the Complex Materials lab ...

Both types of shingles use asphalt, which is made from crushed gravel and bitumen. Bitumen is a sticky substance made by refining crude oil, which releases greenhouse gases and can pollute the air ...

Nabataeans established a mysterious, ancient kingdom and had a reputation for great accomplishments with links to Greece and ...

A persistent shortage of asphalt has exacerbated the pothole crisis plaguing South African roads, causing significant damage to both road infrastructure and motorists’ vehicles. Mduduzi Ncalane, ...

All asphalt road materials use asphalt—a naturally-occurring viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum also known as bitumen—as a binder. For example, asphalt concrete consists of mineral ...

Also, the bitumen becomes sticky and hard to handle ... ensures the RAP reaches the final needed temperature for a Hot Mix Asphalt. In this solution, there is no need for secondary heat source ...

STORY: These workers are paving an airport runway with a material derived from cashew shells.The sustainable asphalt concrete ...

Meanwhile, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, warned contractors engaged by the ministry for federal road projects that the ...

Most paved roads are made of asphalt. Asphalt consists of aggregate, sand, filler, and bitumen. These components are used to produce different types of asphalt, such as asphaltic concrete, dense ...

There is also a high demand for bitumen and asphalt due to the high number of South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd ...