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Flax-made smart sensor fabric lets asphalt roads self-report damage without drilling

Researchers in Germany have developed a bio-based sensor fabric with AI to monitor asphalt layers and make road resurfacing ...
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Bio-based fabric with integrated sensors continuously monitors asphalt road conditions

Roads are subject to heavy wear from traffic and environmental factors. Over the long term, these things add up to cracks and other defects in the asphalt. Micro-cracks and damage to deeper layers ...