Notes on the beat SIRAWAI — It was still dark when we left Zamboanga City around 4 a.m. to embark on a bumpy ride to the municipality of Sirawai, a coastal town nestled in the Zamboanga Peninsula. The ...

The U.S. citizen received a strong hint last week that his tires may be confiscated. That, indicated WPB’s Don Nelson and Rubber Tsar Arthur Newhall, is just how bad the rubber situation is. There is ...

The process of making rubber bands starts with kneading rubber to soften it into dough. This dough is rolled into wide, thin pieces for it to eventually be cut and shaped into bands ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Decisions are everywhere, whether you realize it or not. "You're making decisions constantly, whether it's intentional or subconscious," said Meena Banasiak, vice president of quality ...

Huzaifa is a seasoned gaming and media enthusiast with a talent for captivating storytelling. With a deep understanding of the industry and a burning passion, he brings a fresh and insightful voice to ...

Isn’t it tragic that so many prominent leaders rely on their intuition for their decision-making process? Gut reactions are seen as something almost magical, acquired either by hard-earned experience ...

The vulcanization process is a cornerstone of rubber engineering, involving the cross-linking of polymer chains to enhance elasticity, durability and resistance to chemical degradation. Recent ...

Rubber is everywhere in modern vehicles, from tires to timing belts. Eventually, all these items wear out, usually by cracking after countless cycles of stretching and snapping back into shape.

A jacket made from smoked latex by Normando photographed at the Brazil Creating Fashion for Tomorrow exhibition in London, June 2025 As COP30 continues in Belém, Brazil, the climate conference is ...

James Robert Innes received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Production of natural rubber has claimed over 4 million hectares of forest in south-east Asia ...