The rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, remains the primary commercial source of natural rubber, a versatile biopolymer with unique elasticity and resilience. Central to its economic importance is a ...

Natural rubber (NR) is considered to be an important industrial crop and is contained predominantly in the milky sap or latex of a tree known as Hevea brasiliensis, as well as a small amount of ...

Using UAV-based LiDAR data, the model overcomes long-standing challenges in distinguishing individual trees within dense canopies, delivering precise measurements of structural traits such as height, ...

MUENSTER Germany (Reuters) - Dutch biologist Ingrid van der Meer often meets with disbelief when she talks about her work on dandelions and how it could secure the future of road transport. The ...

This group includes those materials in the Class A designation (no requirement regarding volume swell due to oil) and Types A and B designations (for continuous use not exceeding 70 and 100°C).

Bridgestone, a global leader in tires and rubber, has announced an additional commitment of $42 million to establish commercial operations for planting and harvesting guayule – a woody desert shrub ...

If you watched the 2022 Indy Car Music City Grand Prix, you might have noticed—between the multitude of crashes, that is—cars running Firestone tires with green stripes. The green denotes the use of ...

FAIRLAWN, Ohio—The natural rubber latex industry is taking steps toward sustainability, but it's important to remember that the process has just begun. That was the message from Whitney Luckett, ...

As U.S. citizens this week begin feeling the effects of the nation’s reduced supplies of natural rubber, they will also begin hearing more & more about synthetic rubbers. Shortage or no shortage, ...

When most people think of forest products, they think of wood — lumber and building products — or pulp-based materials such as paper and cardboard. While it is true that these make up the bulk of ...

If you’ve read this column for any length of time, then you know I am obsessed with the fact that tires are agricultural products. Natural rubber is a key component in every tire, some more important ...