http://www.gizmag.com Idaho-based Solar Roadways founder Scott Brusaw is excited that his company has a received a USD$100,000 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant to develop further his prototype that turns roads in giant electricity-generating solar panels. Apart from providing energy to power our homes, street lighting and so on, the roads could contain thousands of embedded LEDs to provide better street signage and make driving safer. He also believes the solar panel roads could last up to three times longer than the current petroleum-based asphalt surface and even be heated in winter to discourage dangerous ice build ups.en gizmag.com http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-53146 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-53146 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:15:13 -0500 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-53143 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-53143 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:57:26 -0500 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-30241 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-30241 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:35:43 -0500 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-8926 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-8926 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:49:23 -0500 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-8665 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-8665 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:58:14 -0500 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-8479 http://www.gizmag.com/solar-panel-roads/12780/#comment-8479 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:01:13 -0500