That's when Charles Goodyear accidentally discovered that heating natural rubber ... between the strand-like rubber molecules. This crosslinking process creates a polymer network, transforming ...

Recently, the stretchability of ionogels has attracted considerable attention. This is attributed to its essential role in ...

The polymer is the first of its kind, and extremely strong. It has 5 times more crack resistance and 2.5 times more abrasion resistance than natural rubber, which is known for its durability.

Join Rubber News reporters and a panel of rubber industry experts for a livestream discussion on the European Union's Deforestation Regulation at 2 p.m. ET March 20. Natural rubber futures remained ...

Surge in demand for tyres from automobile manufacturers across the globe acts as a key driver of the global liquid synthetic rubber market. This is attributed to the fact that liquid synthetic rubber ...

Polymers are either natural or synthetic macromolecules composed of many repeating units (monomers) usually arranged in the form of a chain. Examples of polymers are silk, rubber, silicone, DNA ...