Materials scientists in the U.S. have just given natural rubber a major upgrade by developing a method to make it stronger ...

Throughout its nearly 100-year manufacturing history, the crack resistance of natural rubber—one of the world's most widely ...

A new process retains the long polymer chains present in natural rubber, creating rubber materials that are 10x tougher than regular commercial materials. This new extra-tough rubber could have ...

Natural rubber, one of the world's most widely manufactured biomaterials, has been used by humans for thousands of years. Its resistance to crack ...

However, natural polymers also exist; rubber and wood, for example, are natural polymers that consist of a simple hydrocarbon, isoprene, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Proteins are natural ...

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 ...

Natural rubber futures posted modest gains during the first trading week of May, recovering slightly after two months of subdued pricing influenced by ongoing global trade tensions. Natural rubber ...

Narrator: Have you ever wondered why all car tires you see are black? It wasn't always like this. When automakers first started using rubber tires, they were white, the color of natural rubber.