{
  "id": 1463148,
  "title": "Nebraska bridge heats itself from inside to melt snow during storms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/nebraska-bridge-heats-itself-from-inside-to-melt-snow-during-storms",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-52-slab-nebraska-bridge-turns-its-concrete-into-a-giant-resistor-warming-the-road-surface-from-inside-during-snowstorms/articleshow/133291063.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Nebraska bridge is using 52 slabs of conductive concrete that can heat its surface and melt snow and ice during winter storms. Developed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Chris Tuan, the technology uses steel shavings and carbon particles to carry electricity through the concrete. The system could reduce the need for de-icing chemicals at bridges, airport tarmacs, intersections and…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}