The performance requirements for engineered rubber products such as tyres have continuously increased over the last few decades and are set to continue to increase. The conflicting demands of weight reduction and reduced rolling resistance, coupled with increases in abrasion resistance and wet and dry friction performance, make the tyre designer’s life difficult. All rubber components have to be designed and manufactured using robust engineering principles to ensure that they comply with the expected performance and lifetime requirements. This course is designed specifically to give a detailed overview of all the core concepts involved in the design of rubber products.
Researchers have developed a simplified mathematical model of a complex phenomenon in crack propagation known as the velocity jump.
Researchers have developed a polymer hydrogel that looks and feels like a squishy jelly, but acts like an ultra-hard, shatterproof glass when compressed.
Researchers have formulated a rubber electrolyte with superior ionic conductivity, mechanical properties and electrochemical stability.
Researchers have discovered how colloidal liquids transform into a gel and shown that it doesn't occur via glass formation.