Beyond putting rubber on the world's least-efficient hypercars, the Michelin Group also has its hand in more sustainable inflatable endeavors. Its Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project aims to increase ...

Sailing boats date back more than 5,000 years, when the ancient Egyptians floated up and down the Nile in wooden vessels powered by wind and oars. But when steam and diesel engines arrived and ...

Iconic tiremaker Michelin is putting its inflatable muscle to work with a new endeavor: increasing cargo ships' efficiency and limiting their greenhouse gas emissions. The French company unveiled a ...

Michelin has debuted a new product called "WISAMO," an innovation of an inflatable sail that can be stowed and used to help a boat move without the use of fuel and other forms of energy. The "Wind and ...

Michelin, the company best known for making tires, on Tuesday presented the latest version of an inflatable wing sail system that could help decarbonize oil tankers, vehicle carriers, and other sea ...

The Wing Sail Mobility project is pretty damn nifty, and it could improve a vessel's fuel efficiency by 20%. It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forget tires and guides, Michelin is now apparently developing ship sails to help save the environment. The French multinational ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anthony Glasson of M51 Concepts has found a way to turn a superyacht into a sailing yacht in a snap. The disruptive designer just ...

With the introduction of products like a self-inflating electric board and paddleboard-tent, the inflatable stand-up paddleboard (SUP) market has seen its fair share of innovation. Now the inflatable ...

Sailing boats date back more than 5,000 years, when the ancient Egyptians floated up and down the Nile in wooden vessels powered by wind and oars. But when steam and diesel engines arrived and ...