Natural rubber, derived predominantly from the latex of Hevea brasiliensis, is renowned for its remarkable elasticity, resilience and tensile strength. Its unique performance stems from a complex ...

It seemed particularly apt at IRC ‘96 to present the life history of natural rubber on what was almost exactly 500 years to the day (11 June 1496) that Christopher Columbus returned from his second ...

Edison, Firestone, Ford, or Rockefeller, the giants of American industry and invention believed one crop could rule them all: natural rubber. Industrialization, subterfuge and war couldn’t gain rubber ...

Billions of tires are discarded globally every year, and this is identified as one of the major causes of serious environmental pollution. A research team at KAIST Department of Chemistry has ...

While I may be a bit biased, modern radial truck tires and retreads are engineering marvels. When properly loaded and inflated, they perform in every environmental and operational condition with a ...

DUBLIN, Ireland—In theory, ensuring a sustainable natural rubber supply shouldn't be that difficult. Natural rubber is, after all, tapped from rubber trees, a sustainable source on its merits. About ...