Researchers have increased the fatigue threshold of particle-reinforced rubber, developing a new, multiscale approach that allows the material to bear high loads and resist crack growth over repeated ...

Long the bane of lawn owners everywhere, the sunny-faced dandelion could revolutionise the rubber industry. Scientists from the Ohio State University and the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC) ...

Natural rubber is widely used in tires, transport, construction, health care and industrial products because of its ...

ACS’s Rubber Division has presented six scientists with its 2017 Science & Technology Awards, which honor contributions and innovations in the rubber and elastomer industries. The winners will receive ...

Rubber can be extracted from the juice of the dandelion. Yet the decisive breakthrough to industrial manufacturing is proving to be a tough step. Scientists are now building the first ever pilot ...

Introduction Ever wonder why rubber bands so easily snap back into place after being stretched? When stretched out, rubber pulls back hard to return to its original shape. It’s pretty resilient stuff!

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CLEVELAND—It's that time of year again. Time to make your nominations for the ACS Rubber Division's Science & Technology Awards. Nominations are open now and must be submitted to the Science & ...

More than seven lakh hectares is under rubber tree plantation in India. Currently, rubber growers are facing difficult times with decline in rubber prices, reduced returns and high labour costs. New ...

Thomas Alva Edison in a fringed muffler, Mrs. Edison, four servants, a dozen laboratory assistants and five carloads of laboratory gear & raw materials, all rolled southward last week from New Jersey ...