Whether out of mischief or just plain boredom, most of us have fired a rubber band slingshot at some point. It’s a pretty thoughtless task: Hook a rubber band around your thumb, stretch it backwards ...

Traditionally, there’s not been a whole lot of sexiness associated with rubber watch straps. Certain watch collectors and aficionados have been known to argue the finer points of vintage Tropic and ...

The public playground in Bandon, a small town on the blustery coast of Oregon, has everything a kid could want. Swings and an orange, twisting slide, even a bright blue boat. But after the playground ...

Braces can help to treat a variety of conditions that impact your teeth and jaw. They use force to help move your teeth and jaw into new positions. This force is applied by an archwire that runs ...

From whitetail to frogs and everything in between, rubber hunting boots serve a variety of needs, depending on what game you chase. I’ve worn several different brands throughout the years, but the ...

Hundreds and perhaps even thousands of years before Charles Goodyear discovered the vulcanization process that made commercial rubber viable, Mesoamerican peoples were carrying out a similar process ...

Much of the world's population lives and works in seismically active areas, with little protection from earthquakes. Fortunately, engineers have found that building with rubber is a surprisingly ...

The synthetic biology and precision fermentation space is a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity these days. But it’s not every day you come across a startup that’s using genetic engineering to produce ...

National Rubber Ducky Day is celebrated every Jan. 13 The bathtub toy gained massive popularity in the '70s due to "Sesame Street" Rubber ducks helped scientists learn more about ocean currents and ...

Following the killing of George Floyd, protests erupted throughout the United States. In many areas, law enforcement officers are using extreme measure to control crowds, including the use of rubber ...

The black-and-white photograph shows a man, perched on the edge of a wooden deck, looking down at two objects. At first, you can't take in what they are. In the background are palm trees. Two other ...