Scientists derive rubbery materials naturally from trees or manufactured synthetically from petroleum. When referring to synthetic rubbers, the term elastomer is used to describe these materials demonstrating useful...
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Kendra Kuhar
Reinventing the Wheel: Innovative Concept Tire Designs
Long gone are the days where human transportation was limited to, say, a Conestoga wagon pulled by a team of draft horses. In a world full of planes, trains, and various types of automobiles, the human race has learned...
Sarah Simonovich
The Trouble With Tires — A Brief History of Synthetic Rubber
Long before it was vulcanized, molded, driven 20,000 miles, and tossed carelessly in the backwoods, rubber was a valued commodity. Native Americans discovered the unique properties of rubber latex some 3 millennia ago;...
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