Top 5 Plants that inspire technology »
CleanTechnica, a blog about the latest trends in Clean Tech from renewable energy sources to less toxic electronics, posted the Top 5 Plants that Inspire New Technology today and guayule made the cut. It says guayule is one of the five plants with surprising super powers and is providing a boost to technological innovation with a [...]
Results of the International Latex conference are in… »
An attendee and participant in the 11th annual international latex conference recently gave me the update on what was discussed and the key messages from the conference. Here they are:
Manufacturers, medical institutions, shippers, and the end-user are all suffering from the rising costs and reduced availability of raw materials. Speculators have now found rubber so [...]
MARGMA announces increase in glove price »
Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers’ Association expects the price of latex examination gloves to increase sharply from US$7 to US$9 with certain types of gloves even higher. Increase in manufacturing costs, fuel prices, packaging and electricity are all contributing factors. Article reported by The Edge Daily. Now should I ask if we need a U.S. source for [...]
What technologies have changed our lives the most? Rubber number 7 »
LiveScience.com created a Top 10 list of most disruptive technologies placing rubber 7th on the list. Other items that made the cut: magnetic strip card, gun powder, iron smelting, X-rays, microprocessor, electricity, nuclear fission, flight and, of course, the Internet.
