16 October 202510 October 2025 Bio-Based Fabric with Integrated Sensors Continuously Monitors Asphalt Road Conditions A new monitoring system from Fraunhofer researchers and partners detects damage early on and continuously monitors the condition of the underlying asphalt layer, comprehensively and without causing any damage
Biobasiertes Gewebe mit integrierter Sensorik überwacht Zustand von Asphaltstraßen kontinuierlich Ein neues Monitoringsystem von Fraunhofer-Forschenden und Partnern erkennt Schäden frühzeitig und überwacht den Zustand der Asphalttragschicht kontinuierlich, flächendeckend und zerstörungsfrei
11 February 20256 February 2025 AI-powered self-healing asphalt: A step toward sustainable net-zero roads Self-healing asphalt roads, made from biomass waste and designed with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), could offer a promising solution to the UK's pothole problem, which is estimated to cost £143.5 million a year
Asphalt aus Biomasseabfällen repariert Straßenrisse selbstständig Die Reparatur von Rissen in Straßen kostet viel Geld. Britische Wissenschaftler haben nun selbstheilenden Asphalt auf Biobasis entwickelt
1 October 202428 January 2025 Danish Biotech Startup Secures EUR 1.3 million to Reinvent Asphalt Production with First Fermented Binder Visibuilt Raises €1.3 Million to Transform Asphalt Production with Mycelium which has the Potential to Drastically Reduce the Environmental Footprint of Road Construction
29 March 202228 March 2022 This Norwegian start-up makes carbon-negative roads Carbon Crusher’s road repair process uses recycled asphalt combined with a plant-based adhesive that they say is faster, cheaper, and actually sequesters carbon
14 January 20227 January 2022 Nutzung von Plastikmüll: „Leben einer Straße verdoppeln“ Altes Plastik für neue Straßen: Das Start-up EcoPals will Asphalt umweltfreundlicher machen, erklärt der Mitgründer Jonas Varga
14 December 202113 December 2021 Avantium’s bioasphalt road update, IKEA’s biopackaging, Shark Tank winning plant-based laundry sheets and more The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of December 2nd
11 June 202116 June 2021 Avantium and Roelofs construct the world’s first test road with lignin produced in the Netherlands The 250-metre-long lignin-based test road will be constructed in the north of the Netherlands, on the N987 between Siddeburen and Wagenborgen
16 December 202011 December 2020 Using lignin for greener asphalt New project using lignin extracted from black liquor as a binding agent in asphalt
11 November 202017 November 2022 Das Fraunhofer Spin-off Projekt EcoPals will kommunale Müllberge für nachhaltigere Straßen nutzen Die Gründungsgeschichte des Fraunhofer-Spin-off Projekts EcoPals zeigt, dass manchmal gerade die Umwege, unvorhergesehenen Ereignisse und spontanen Gelegenheiten die besten Gründergeschichten schreiben
30 April 20209 September 2021 Avantium awarded funding to produce lignin for the development of bio-based asphalt The aim of the collaboration is to test a new approach to substantially reduce CO2 emissions from road construction
29 April 201928 April 2019 Nouryon launches a more sustainable ingredient for the asphalt market Wetfix G400 meets customers’ needs for a more sustainable alternative that maintains asphalt mixture performance and durability
12 February 20196 February 2019 POET’s JIVE improves, rejuvenates asphalt in roads across the US Proprietary corn oil product is lower cost, better performing than petroleum modifiers
