Rubber-like materials can exhibit both spring-like and flow-like behaviors simultaneously, which contributes to their exceptional damping abilities. To understand the dynamic viscoelasticity of these ...

The Mullins effect, a hallmark of rubber‐like materials, refers to the pronounced stress softening that occurs during the initial cycles of deformation. This phenomenon, characterised by a reduction ...

Head gaskets can be made from numerous materials, and they're not all appropriate for every car. Here's how to decide which ...

Throughout its nearly 100-year manufacturing history, the crack resistance of natural rubber—one of the world's most widely used biomaterials—hasn't improved much. Until now. Materials researchers at ...

Drawing inspiration from the muscle protein titin, a group of researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC; Vancouver, BC, Canada) has developed biomaterials that demonstrate some of the ...

Rubber-like materials have outstanding damping properties because they can concurrently display flow-like and spring-like characteristics. Recently, Japanese researchers have created a novel technique ...

A research team has developed the "hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism" (HeTRM), inspired by natural principles, allowing robots made of rubber-like materials to perform rapid, powerful movements.

CLEVELAND—Learning always has been at the heart of the ACS Rubber Division's International Elastomer Conference. That is why discussions matter. They offer attendees the chance to explore big ideas, ...

Rubber-like materials, commonly used in dampeners, possess a unique property known as dynamic viscoelasticity, enabling them to convert mechanical energy from vibrations into heat while exhibiting ...