The prevalence of rubber — from both natural and synthetic sources — is evident in our everyday lives from car tyres to protective gloves. Now, writing in Angewandte Chemie, Derek Gates and co-workers ...

Polymers are materials made of long, repeating chains of molecules. The materials have unique properties, depending on the type of molecules being bonded and how they are bonded. Some polymers bend ...

A novel green recyclable rubber polymer developed by Australian scientists can help to reduce the ever-growing environmental impact of the traditional non-reusable synthetic and mineral materials used ...

Imagine a tire that could heal after being punctured or a rubber band that never snapped. Researchers have developed a new type of rubber that is as tough as natural rubber but can also self-heal.

The purpose of this paper was to better understand the role of compound variables (including polymer type and a novel filler called Prophene-brand graphene) on vibration isolators. The first part of ...

Nagoya, Japan - Polymer surface coatings are important in numerous applications for producing surfaces with desired properties such as wettability, low friction, and biocompatibility. Surfaces are ...