By bouncing a soccer ball, a UMBC sophomore realized rubber made from tree sap can hold a lot of energy. So, he took a rubber ...

A synthetic gum base is most commonly used, which typically uses a food-grade rubber called polyisobutylene. Tree gum or sap was traditionally used as the base of gum, but this natural ingredient ...

Latex sap from rubber trees is in high demand from dozens of industries, including car tires. This high demand has caused deforestation and displacement of farmers in Cambodia. Some mattress ...

Now 21 years old, Bendek is the CEO of a company called Elastic Energy, which takes that rubber tree sap and makes an elastic band into the main fuel source for the battery, which weighs about 200 ...