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 ...

An overview of five Chinese rubber fender suppliers and their products for port facilities, shipyards and marine ...

Throughout its nearly 100-year manufacturing history, the crack resistance of natural rubber—one of the world's most widely used biomaterials—hasn't improved much. Until now. Materials researchers at ...

Natural rubber, tapped from trees as latex, is the world's most widely used bio-elastomer. Comprising long molecular chains that make it pliable and stretchy yet highly resistant to cracking and ...

A shortage of rubber, a critical raw material in tires, personal protective equipment, and shoes, has had far-reaching consequences. Rubber used in manufacturing can be natural or synthetic, with ...

Australian scientists have created a new kind of rubber polymer that could make for more sustainable building materials. This versatile new material can be used on its own like regular rubber, or ...

Nitrile rubber is one of the most quietly essential materials in modern engineering. It seals fuel systems, cushions ...

Rubber! It starts out as a goopy material harvested from special trees, and is then processed into a resilient, flexible material used for innumerable important purposes. In the vast majority of ...

In September, most products in the rubber supply chain saw price increases, with acrylonitrile being the sole exception.

Researchers have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique set of properties, which could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical procedures. The material has the potential to make a ...