Microbial fermentation holds promise for making three renewable rubber intermediates: isoprene, isobutene, and butadiene. The compounds cover a wide swath of ground for the rubber-making industry.

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 ...

My posts about biotechnology as it relates to agriculture tend to draw impassioned naysayers, but surely here's a biotech application with which they can relate: a renewable fermentation process that ...

Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences. In the United States alone, over 274 million tires were scrapped in 2021, with ...

KOBE, Japan—Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has developed a highly automated tire manufacturing system it claims will enhance the precision of its production process, providing for increased ...