Death, taxes, and brake dust are three things you can count on in life. While there's not much we can do about the first two, keeping your rims shiny and clean is less problematic. Brake dust is a ...

Making sure your vehicle is properly maintained during its lifespan can be frustrating at times, especially for recurring issues such as dirty wheels due to brake dust. While seemingly innocuous, if ...

Of these, brake dust is often the main contributor, but it's not yet subject to regulation. There is much less known about the potential health effects of brake dust compared to diesel exhaust dust.

In the past couple of years, governments around the world have gone to significant lengths to reduce tailpipe emissions. Lawmakers in the European Union plan to implement a ban on the sale of new ...

Brake pad dust is a natural part of owning and driving a car. As you use your brakes, the pads will grind with the wheel rotors, and the friction wears down the pad and create dust. But just because ...

Electric cars are hailed by many supporters as a key tool for reducing global warming as well making our air cleaner to breathe. But EVs might not be the panacea some think they are. New research ...

Brake dust and tyre wear are significant sources of pollutants Garage owner Kevan Gibbons has noticed many changes in his 45 years in the motor trade. Cars are much bigger than when he started out.

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 ...

James Parkin works for the University of Southampton. He received funding from Wessex Medical Research. Matt Loxham receives funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council ...

Exposure to air pollution is associated with around seven million premature deaths per year across the world. When we think of urban air pollution, diesel exhaust emissions are often portrayed as a ...