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 ...

Rubberwood is the name given to lumber from the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), which ... trees is indeed quite environmentally friendly. Products made from this wood include furniture and ...

The source tree for natural rubber, Hevea brasiliensis, is frequently affected by a bark necrosis syndrome, which has been observed since the 1980s. The disease leads to sharp falls in latex ...

Being a tree crop with over 20 years of economic lifespan and 5 ... As a replacement to the fossil fuel based synthetic rubber products, natural rubber based products could be marketed with the label ...

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

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 ...

It's used in all kinds of products, like tires ... that 90 percent of the cultivation area lies in Southeast Asia. Rubber tree plantations developed mostly in Southeast Asia due to the advantages ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will officially launch a rubber tree title deed initiative ... The title deeds will help ensure Thai rubber products meet the EU Deforestation-Free ...