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 ...

The biodegradation of natural rubber by microbial species represents a promising, environmentally sustainable approach to managing waste from industrial and consumer rubber products. Natural rubber, ...

Providers of rubber recycling technology say they can help tire makers meet sustainability goals. The promoters of GEC technology say the catalyst can help boost the recycled rubber content in tires.

Australian scientists have created a new kind of rubber polymer that could make for more sustainable building materials. This versatile new material can be used on its own like regular rubber, or ...

TOKYO — Bridgestone Corp. has developed a material it's describing as the "world's first" polymer that bonds rubbers and resins on the molecular level. Named Susym — a combination of the words ...

Last year, I wrote about the role of tires in the movies—and apologies to all you Smokey and the Bandit and Dukes of Hazzard fans out there for not mentioning those tire-punishing entertainments. But, ...

One hundred years ago, in 1920, the German chemist Hermann Staudinger published his classic paper entitled "Über Polymerisation" ("On Polymerization"). In that paper, he proposed a chain structure for ...

TOKYO—Bridgestone Corp. has developed a material it's describing as the world's first polymer that bonds rubbers and resins on the molecular level. Named Susym—a combination of the words "sustain," ...

Showing how rubber might be the answer for components in critical applications, the company’s 10-page booklet - Rubber Polymer & Material Selection Guide – provides technical information on over 15 ...

The Goodyear Polymer Center on the University of Akron's campus. The center houses the university's Polymer Science program. The university is among the partners in Akron's Polymer Cluster which was ...