{"id":275754,"date":"2024-03-19T03:30:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T10:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=328358"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:54:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:54:46","slug":"this-new-concrete-is-the-future-of-roads-it-can-melt-snow-without-salt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/this-new-concrete-is-the-future-of-roads-it-can-melt-snow-without-salt\/","title":{"rendered":"This new concrete is the future of roads: it can melt snow without salt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How many times have we seen scenes on television of people with shovels in the street or throwing pounds of salt on the roads. Ice and snow are a real problem that can cease to be for mobility in cities and countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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By incorporating a phase change material into concrete, researchers have created a self-heating material that can melt snow and ice for up to 10 hours without using salt or shovels.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The innovative material could reduce the need for plowing and salting and help preserve the integrity of road surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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27M tons of road salt is spread on roadways throughout the US to combat snow & ice. Road salt poses long-term environmental risks. Chemical engineers at @WSUPullman<\/a> developed a sustainable alternative using grape skins & other agricultural waste. https:\/\/t.co\/qAHmiJPeIX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EoAkreHSsQ<\/a><\/p>— OMEGA (@omegaassociates) December 20, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>