Billions of tires are discarded globally every year, and this is identified as one of the major causes of serious ...

Elastic polymer that is both stiff and tough, resolves long-standing quandary. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 10 / 211007163519.htm ...

Visco-elastic polymer padding, ... In the simplest terms, visco-elastic polymer is a very soft, synthetic rubber that is flexible but retains a memory of its original shape.

"We are addressing a fundamental challenge that has been thought to be impossible to solve since the invention of vulcanized ...

Visitors to Booth 1540 will learn how RDAbbott is a dedicated partner in advancing rubber technologies, and how NovationSi specializes in custom silicone silicones that enhance performance, efficiency ...

All polymers have a distinctive degree of elasticity—how much they will stretch when a force is applied. However, for the past 100 years, polymer scientists have been stymied in their efforts to ...

In Akron, the legacy link is polymers – the large, long-chained molecules that give materials like rubber and plastics strength, flexibility and durability. Besides Akron, hubs have been established ...

Key Features of the Relhost Rubber-Polymer Garden Hose: 1. Lightweight & Durable – Constructed from a proprietary rubber-polymer blend, the hose is 30% lighter than traditional rubber hoses, ...

Although polymers are usually flexible, polymer-based ferroelectric materials tend to be rigid. Adding a small amount of crosslinking material can change that, however, and researchers at China’s ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Akron’s chamber of commerce is getting a $3 million federal grant for an Advanced Polymer and ...

The research team at the Department of Chemistry at KAIST has achieved a breakthrough by selectively converting waste tires ...