If you watched the 2022 Indy Car Music City Grand Prix, you might have noticed—between the multitude of crashes, that is—cars running Firestone tires with green stripes. The green denotes the use of ...

Strain-induced crystallisation (SIC) is a pivotal phenomenon in natural rubber that underpins its exceptional mechanical properties. Under tensile deformation, the polymer chains align and crystallise ...

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 ...

Natural rubber (NR) is considered to be an important industrial crop and is contained predominantly in the milky sap or latex of a tree known as Hevea brasiliensis, as well as a small amount of ...

Harvard researchers have developed a new way to produce natural rubber that endows the material with higher crack resistance and durability. Natural rubber, one of the world's most widely manufactured ...

WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen Group has stepped up its sustainable rubber efforts and is preparing "more binding" requirements for the responsible sourcing of natural rubber from its tire suppliers.