Due to a shortage of glass beads triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the white lines being painted on Kansas highways this year tend to not reflect light as well as state officials would like. Still, ...

INDIANA, USA — Ever driven along an Indiana highway and noticed tiny sparkles lighting your way home? The Indiana Department of Transportation is shedding light on an obscure technology they claim ...

Question: Why does South Carolina not use reflective paint when painting stripes on the roads? At night, and when it rains (especially at night), it is almost impossible to see the lines. Answer: The ...

Road markings play an important role in road safety and optimizing the use of road space. They help provide information that cannot be easily conveyed using mounted signs. 1 Moreover, signage applied ...

Earlier this month at Boeing Field, stripes on the tarmac were repainted. Something went badly awry. Reflective beads embedded in the paint on one taxiway came loose and were sucked into the expensive ...

When JC Ojeda and Marlene Lopez Ibarra pitch products to prospective customers, they first talk about their own families — and bringing them home safely. The technical specifications of 3M’s ...

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