Rubber seems ordinary until it fails. It holds air in your car tires, seals machinery in power plants, cushions vibration in industrial equipment and keeps garden hoses from dripping. For nearly a ...

Reinforced rubber has long been on that list: why is it so efficient in so many applications, from aircraft tires to industrial seals to medical devices? One team of engineers believes it finally has ...

Solid rocket motors (SRMs), extensively used in aerospace and missile systems, employ CFRP composites in motor casings due to their superior mechanical properties. However, the bonding interface ...