Imagine finding a way to use a particular oil extracted from soybeans, mixing it with old, recycled asphalt and paving a floor with the concoction. People will be able to walk on the soy-based asphalt ...

AMES, Iowa – A train of heavy equipment slowly worked its way across 8.6 miles of a northeast Iowa county road last summer. The corn growing along C14 just south of West Union was dark green and high.

Along with their use in foods, soybeans have also been utilized as a source of graphene, a greener alternative to mulch, and an ingredient in longer-lasting tires. Now, they're additionally being used ...

AMES, Iowa (WHO) — A little less than 20 years ago, resurfacing I-35 was a struggle due to a shortage of an ingredient used to pave roads. Iowa State University researchers got to work. What they ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University engineers who have developed and commercialized soybean-based technologies for asphalt pavements will explain their innovations during a briefing in Washington, D.C.

FARGO, N.D. • A North Dakota State University researcher is developing a new product that can be applied to asphalt shingles in order to soften them, increasing their repairability and extending the ...