Imagine getting a flat tire, but instead of swapping it out for a new one you just smear on a chemical that makes the rubber meld seamlessly back together. That’s the kind of breakthrough researchers ...

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 ...

AMHERST, Mass.—The snap of a Venus fly trap, the packed punch of a mantis shrimp's dactyl clubs or the leap of a trap-jaw ant are just a few examples of many "lightning quick" responses found in ...

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like material with a unique set of properties, which could act as a replacement for human tissue in medical ...