Glow-in-the-Dark Highways Coming to the Netherlands

 

The Netherlands is hoping to spice up its highways, with a futuristic solution for safer driving conditions and greener technology.

By mid-2013, the country will use photo-luminizing powder to replace road markings and ultimately produce glow-in-the-dark tarmacs, Wired.Co.UK reports.

The powder will charge on sunlight, soaking up enough energy to power 10 hours worth of highway light during nighttime. Special paint will also be used to draw snowflakes across the roads. The snowflakes will only become visible when the temperature dips to a certain point, indicating to commuters that the surface is likely slippery.

Within the next five years, the Netherlands hopes to add intera…
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