Formed in 2021, Akron's Polymer Industry Cluster is working to lift up the city as a thriving ecosystem in material science, ...

Akron's Polymer Industry Cluster is strengthening the city's ecosystem as the Rubber Capital of the World, so far netting ...

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 ...

It looks like rubber but isn't: What goes on in a concentrated solution of circular polymers? Date: March 21, 2014 Source: Sissa Medialab Summary: The experimental and numerical study of the ...

Akron’s polymer cluster is moving ahead with plans to start new businesses, spark innovation, build worker skills and create new jobs, despite uncertainty about a big federal investment.

Rubber is made from the latex (milk of the Evergreen Forest tree). It is an elastomer, a polymer which regains its original shape and possesses high elasticity. It is a tough polymer which has ...

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.

The problem with rubber and plastics, he said, is that they are all long-chain, carbon-carbon backbone polymers. "They are very hard to biodegrade, because they are built to be strong," he said.

“By increasing the use of ground tire rubber, asphalt producers will benefit from price stability as compared to more volatile oil prices which impact the cost of traditional, oil-based polymers.

This rubber band breakthrough could lead to self-charging smartwatches - Innovative material may also lead to medical sensors ...

New Omyafilm developments enable the production of thinner films without compromising process stability or product quality. Meanwhile, Omyafiber is commercialized to the nonwovens, textiles and ...

“By increasing the use of ground tire rubber, asphalt producers will benefit from price stability as compared to more volatile oil prices which impact the cost of traditional, oil-based polymers.