Bit by Bit, Microplastics from Tires Are Polluting Our Waterways
Tire wear particles make up 19 out of every 20 microplastics collected in stormwater runoff
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Making Rubbery Materials That Can Take a Beating without Losing Their Bounce
Research could pave the way to flexible-yet-durable materials that help cut down on microplastic pollution
Renewable Route to Rubber Material
New research finds a more efficient means of producing butadiene using renewable ethanol
Concrete Using Recycled Tire Rubber Hits the Road to a Circular Economy
Engineers replace conventional aggregates with rubber from discarded tires
Using X-ray CT to Discover the Vibration Damping Mechanism
Towards the development of next-generation functional rubber materials
Tiny Tire Particles Inhibit Growth of Organisms in Fresh Water
These studies are critical for developing accurate risk assessments and public policy
A New Theory Lets Us Predict When Soft Materials Will Fail
Research has major implications for polymer engineering and provides insight into natural soft materials
Building Blocks for 'Green' Construction
A new kind of rubber polymer can be compressed and heated with fillers to create construction materials of the future
Chemists Find New Way to Break Down Old Tires into Material for New Ones
New method addresses the enormous environmental burden posed by tires, approximately 3 billion of which were manufactured and purchased worldwide in 2019
Polymers Pave Way for Wider Use of Recycled Tires in Asphalt
Because rubber is so resilient, scrap tires persist in the environment for a long time