How pothole misery is driving a digital roads revolution

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

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🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Today's topic is sure to gain a lot of traction with our listeners, and that's because we're talking about the state of our roads. Potholes are so maddening, they can send the most mild mannered among us into full blown road rage, cracking windscreens and wrecking wheels. And the problem seems to be getting worse...Luckily researchers at Cambridge University are coming to the roaduser's rescue: with digital facsimiles of the road network to help spot problem areas sooner, new materials that make road repairs last longer, and even an autonomous robot that can track down and fix up potholes... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:06.0	Welcome.
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0:18.0	Hello, welcome to this week's naked scientist,
0:20.0	the program that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and
0:24.1	medicine. I'm Chris Smith and our topic today is sure to gain a lot of traction with
0:29.2	you our listeners and that's because we're going to talk about the state of our
0:32.4	roads.
0:33.0	Potholes are so maddening they can send the most mild manner of us into full-blown road rage,
0:39.0	crack windscreens and even wreck our wheels.
0:42.0	And the problem seems to be getting worse.
0:44.0	Luckily, researchers at Cambridge University are coming to the road users rescue
0:48.0	with digital facsimiles of the road network
0:50.0	to help spot problem areas sooner,
0:52.0	new materials that can make road repairs last after the road
0:54.1	network to help spot problem areas sooner,
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