IFLScience has a blogvertisement for a company called Solar Roadways, which replaces the decades-old tarmac way of building roads which something far more useful. As well as incorporating a solar power collector, other features such as under-road heating to clear snow, LED lighting to light the way, trunking for stormwater and utilities, and the ability to find broken segments (potholes) instantly.
Obviously it will never work, but why not?
(Score: 1) by dougisfunny on Friday May 23 2014, @08:40PM
For your 1st point, that's not actually what he said. He said in the heating element tests, they were powering the heating elements from the grid, with if I recall correctly 72W of power, and it was warm to the touch. He also said that they needed more research to determine exactly how much power would be needed to keep the elements at the appropriate temperature.