Imagine getting a flat tire, but instead of swapping it out for a new one you just smear on a chemical that makes the rubber meld seamlessly back together. That’s the kind of breakthrough researchers ...

That was just the case for a Massachusetts industrial rubber products company that found itself making a pivot into the world ...

Rubber and metal are usually thought to sit at opposite ends of the stiffness spectrum, but a new composite material developed at Iowa State University could switch from the flexibility of the former ...

WATERLOO, Ontario — Continental A.G. is using a recycled rubber material produced by Tyromer Inc. using a devulcanization process in the production of new tires, according to the Waterloo-based ...

Nagoya University and the Zeon Corporation have developed a new thermoplastic rubber material, based on a type of ionically-functionalized block polymer called “i-SIS”, with a high impact resistance – ...

Recent investigations into rubber materials have deepened our understanding of the complex interplay between inherent viscoelastic behaviour and progressive aging. Rubber, widely used in applications ...

Continental is prioritizing the use of renewable and recycled materials in its tire production, and is using innovative ...

Superhydrophobic materials offer a strategy for developing marine anti-corrosion materials due to their low solid-liquid ...

The export of raw rubber without value addition has assumed an alarming level, pushing the country to miss out on potential ...

China's synthetic rubber imports are declining, but it should come as no surprise. The trend is beginning just as the country is stepping up its research and development efforts within the synthetic ...