Next time you're driving around on Mars and need to get your tire replaced, chances are good it'll look something like a revolutionary new version made by NASA and Goodyear. The mesh cage design can ...

Shape memory alloys are metals that can return to their original shape after being bent, stretched, heated, and cooled.

For 37 years the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has tenaciously held its place as the world’s largest rubber company. Since there is no company on the scene that seems likely to overtake it soon ...

A test rover with shape memory alloy spring tires traverses rocky, Martian-simulated terrain.Credit: NASA The mystique of ...