announced it would make tires of a new synthetic named “Americanpol” (see pg. 69). In 1860 a British chemist named Greville Williams broke down natural rubber by distillation, obtained a ...

Internet masses are going gaga over an Instagram video showcasing the intricate and wild process involved in manufacturing the ubiquitous rubber band.

Rubber! It starts out as a goopy material harvested from special trees, and is then processed into a resilient, flexible material used for innumerable important purposes. In the vast majority of ...

Although natural rubber is milky white, both road tires and racing slicks are black. All modern tires are black because of a key ingredient.

To make tire production more sustainable, Bridgestone is turning to a desert shrub called guayule as a source of natural rubber. Native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States ...

Rubber may be the most important agricultural product in America—and it’s in danger. Now, scientists and growers are working to cultivate solutions.

Nearly 20,000 vehicles drive on Ellsworth Road every single day, and now the high-volume road is part of a research project ...