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Netherlands to Test Glow-in-the-Dark Highway
Dutch researchers plan next year to begin road testing luminescent lane marking paint and several other highway safety ideas in the Netherlands.
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Dutch researchers plan next year to begin road testing luminescent lane marking paint and several other highway safety ideas in the Netherlands.
The five-year project is a joint effort between Studio Roosegaarde and Heijmans Infrastructure. Their ideas for using ambient light, temperature and wind to enhance road markings were chosen as this year's Best Future Concept by the Dutch Design Awards.
The team's proposed luminescent paint absorbs sunlight and then glows for as long as 10 hours to illuminate lane stripes overnight. A second concept would use temperature-sensitive paint to reveal giant snowflake symbols on the roadway when the temperature drops below freezing.
A third idea is to dial up highway lighting as cars approach and turn it down when traffic is absent, thus reducing power demand. The team also intends to test the use of small pinwheels, tiny generators and wind created by passing traffic to light up barriers along the edge of a roadway at night.
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