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- Russian dandelion as an alternative source for natural rubberNatural rubber is in great demand, which will only grow in the following years. Experts fear that there is threatening to be a shortage,…
- Sustainable Bio-Rubber From Birch Bark: A Low-Carbon Alternative for Design IndustriesRubber remains an essential material for footwear, product and mobility design. However, most rubber still comes from fossil-based sources or tropical plantations, both of…
- Self-healing rubber could mean the end of flat tiresHow often has it happened to you that ride over a nail or other sharp object, and your tire goes flat? No matter if…
- Strengthening rubber with eggshells & tomato peelsAbout 30 per cent of a typical automobile tire is made of carbon black, a petroleum based filler that makes the rubber durable and gives…
- Self-healing rubber bounces backA material that is able to self-repair even when it is sliced in two has been invented by French researchers. The as-yet-unnamed material -…
- Crack-Resistant Natural Rubber Offers New Design PossibilitiesResearchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new form of natural rubber that retains…
- Resilient Rubber & Fishing Net Holiday HomeOn the island of Texel, located in the Netherlands, a holiday house is finished with some rather surprising materials: a black coloured liquid rubber…
- 3D printing rubber robot jellyfish to monitor the reefResearchers at Florida Atlantic University and the US Office of Naval Research developed soft robotic jellyfish to monitor the reefs, 3D printed from rubber.…
- World’s first graphene sport shoes are made with graphene-enforced rubberGetting a grip with sports shoes is very important to athletes, to prevent injury and to be able to push their performance. Yet it…
- Interface Unveils First CO2-Negative Rubber Flooring PrototypeInterface, a company specialising in sustainable flooring solutions, has introduced what it claims to be the world’s first CO2-negative rubber flooring prototype. Developed with…
- Turning Rubber Waste Into Carbon-Capturing MaterialsResearchers at the University of St Andrews have developed two new methods to recycle nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR). This material is widely used in…
- Reinventing Rubber: How LEGO is Making Tyres from Discarded Fishing NetsLEGO, surprisingly enough recognised as the world’s largest tyre manufacturer by volume, is taking a groundbreaking step in sustainability by incorporating old fishing nets…
- Sustainable yoga mats for International Day of YogaFor International Day of Yoga, we selected some yoga mats made from sustainable materials for some extra peace of mind. In our increasingly busy…
- Nynke Koster: Casting Marble as Soft as a PillowAt the the Palace of Soestdijk, Nynke Koster casts elegant historic marble reliefs with a silicon rubber as soft as a pillow. You can…
- A stool made of recycled shoesDesign agency Bentu Design created a stool made of recycled rubber shoe soles. Annually, around 20 billion pairs of shoes are created around the…
- Shoes made of dandelionsShoe brand Cole Haan developed a line of shoes made with a minimum of 25% of natural dandelion rubber. During World War II, there…
- Asphalt made with recycled tire wasteUK construction materials company Tarmac developed a new rubberised asphalt using recycled waste tires. Each year, 40 million waste tires become available in the…
- How to Make a Tennis BallThough all eyes are usually on the technique of the player during a tennis match, often overlooked is the technical precision of the ball.…
- Fragments of Time by Nynke KosterNynke Koster works with rubber casting techniques to express her fascination with the existing would around us. In particular, she creates casts of existing architectural…
- More sustainable asphalt made from recycled tires and organic waxAna María Rodríguez Alloza, a researcher from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), developed a new type of asphalt that could be considered more ecological,…
