University of Southern California have devised 3D-printed rubber materials that are capable of readjusting back to their original shape when damaged. The technology involved is called ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has patented a process for manufacturing a tread molding element for tires. This involves modeling a 3D shape, using thermoplastic polymers with a melting point of at least ...

Wouldn’t it be nice to 3D print an entire custom tire for small robots? It sure would, so [Angus] of [Maker’s Muse] decided to investigate whether nifty new filaments like expanding TPU offer anything ...

This is one of those times where you can quote whatever physics you want and I'm sure the physics can say one thing but real world experience proves otherwise. Someone would need to do some real world ...