Decades ago, asbestos, an effective and inexpensive material for controlling heat friction during braking, was identified as a known human carcinogen. By the 1980s, auto manufacturers recognized this ...

Look out, the emissions police may soon be coming for your tires and brakes. Now that most noxious fumes and hazardous particulate matter have been cleansed from exhaust pipes, global regulatory ...

Porsche, very much in the business of solving First World problems, finally has the technology to reduce the amount of dust produced by the Cayenne's brakes. The company says its new Porsche Surface ...

Make a clean sweep of grime. (Photos: Daniel Sharp) When you break it down, your bicycle only needs to do two things: Go and stop. In our last column we discussed the go (chains), today we’ll delve ...

If you buy a new car, chances are it will have a snazzy set of alloy wheels as standard. But these shiny rims can soon start to look grubby, mainly due to the fact they're perfectly positioned to ...

As Europe clamps down on brake emissions, Brembo’s Greentell rotors offer a high-tech solution that could reshape the future of friction brakes. If you’ve ever seen silver wheels turned gray from ...