In the quest to develop implantable electronics to monitor the human body from within, flexibility and stretchability have been major hurdles. We’ve seen numerous developments including stretchable ...

Normal rubber bands can be turned into strain sensors by infusing them with graphene flakes, according to researchers at the University of Surrey and Trinity College Dublin. The process is predictable ...

The world’s oldest rubber band manufacturer, 94-year old Ohio-based company Alliance Rubber Co., is on the verge of producing what could be the sturdiest versions of the tool yet. Working with ...

Rubber bands are very useful given the right circumstances. They'll keep things securely in place or together, but are prone to breaking with repeated use, and they can build up a static charge making ...

The world's largest rubber band manufacturer is putting graphene, the strongest material in the world, into its bands. With the right amount of graphene, the bands will be unbreakable and just as ...

Alliance Rubber Company was founded in 1923 by William H. Spencer, an American Innovator who looked to transform the way in which the average household, as well as agricultural and industrial ...

Researchers demonstrate that robots can be designed to react to their environment and perform tasks by programming intelligence into their structure, with minimal electronics. (Nanowerk News) From ...