Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been leveraged to study the surface defects of natural rubber vulcanizates so that their structural-mechanical properties can be defined. ... S., 2003. Atomic Force ...

So when a paper published, in early 2015, by a group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggested a new deformation micromechanism — best described as an atomic scale ripple — occurring near ...

In a recent article, researchers explored Lamb wave-based analysis for detecting interfacial debonding defects in CFRP-rubber structures. The study demonstrated that the debonding evaluation ...

However, getting a closer look at the surface defects and the nature of its heterogeneity is an important step in understanding how they affect the material’s behavior, according to the team. “In this ...

Work to remove the soft fall surface material at a popular Bargara playground, east of Bundaberg, has renewed concerns about the safety of the recycled rubber material used nationwide. The Bargara ...