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  • Tennis Balls with Improved Property Retention Thanks to Nanocomposite Coating
    Article - 27 Sep 2002
    Wilson Double Core tennis balls retain their air pressure and bounce longer than conventional tennis balls thanks to a vermiculite containing nanocomposite coating on the inside of the balls. The...
  • Protective Equipment and Body Armour
    Article - 26 Sep 2002
    Protective equipment is used in everything from day to day acativities to sports to military applications. Materials that are used in these applications are looked at, as well as design, ergonomics...
  • Betacorque - An Alternative to Natural Corks for Sealing Wine Bottles
    Article - 10 Sep 2002
    Betacorque is an alternative to natural cork that overcomes some of its problems and ensures spoilage of wines is kept to a minimum. The cork industry is reviewed including natural and synthetic corks...
  • Reinforced Rubber Hoses for Offshore Applications
    Article - 2 Aug 2002
    Reinforced hoses for offshore applications including crude oil transfer and dredging are described. The different types of hoses, structures, properties and design aspects are covered.
  • Butyl Rubber - Polyisobutylene
    Article - 30 Jul 2002
    Butyl rubber consists almost exclusively of poly isobutylene. Composition, structure, polymerisation and vulcanisation, key properties and applications are covered. A comprehensive data sheet is also...
  • Rubber from Sunflowers
    Article - 27 Jun 2002
    Sunflowers are a source of natural rubber. Researchers at Colarado State University are working on developing new varieties that produce increased amounts of rubber. Posted May 2002
  • Gutta Percha - A Natural Form of Rubber
    Article - 6 Jun 2002
    Gutta percha is a form of natural rubber introduced to the west in 1843. It was used for wire insulation for submarine telephone cales, golf balls and jewellery making. It has few uses today except in...
  • Silica - Fumed Silica (Silicon Dioxide)
    Article - 2 May 2002
    Fumed silica is a useful additive for liquid and solid systems. It provides useful rheological properties such as thixotropy and controlled drying as well as hindering the settling of pigments. It...
  • Plastics and Rubbers in Building
    Article - 26 Mar 2002
    The use of plastics and rubbers in building is increasing. Some applications such as pipes and gutters, roofing, cladding panels, anti-vibration mounts, sound insulation, thermal insulation and window...
  • Using Polymer Plasticizers
    Article - 4 Feb 2002
    Plasticizers are unique types of additives. Without plasticizers, a majority of the injection molding compounds would have been completely unfit.

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