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Natural rubber process boosts tire toughness about tenfold while preserving stiffness
- April 28, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Natural rubber, tapped from trees as latex, is the world's most widely used bio-elastomer. Comprising long molecular chains that make it pliable and stretchy yet highly resistant to cracking and strain, natural rubber is foundational to countless products, including the heavy-duty tires in trucks, buses, and airplanes.
Originally published at Phys.org