Car tires may look like simple rubber, but they're built from a surprisingly complex mix of materials designed for grip, strength, and durability.

Natural rubber, tapped from trees as latex, is the world's most widely used bio-elastomer. Comprising long molecular chains ...

Bridgestone is growing desert shrubs called guayule in Arizona as an alternative source of rubber. Guayule could be a sustainable domestic source of rubber, helping reduce deforestation. This article ...

Materials scientists in the U.S. have just given natural rubber a major upgrade by developing a method to make it stronger and significantly more resistant to cracking, without compromising its ...