IT is well known that an oriented crystallization is produced in rubber by stretching. The rubber can be made to crystallize also by a two-dimensional homogeneous dilatation, as in the skin of an ...

The Ravenna Balloon A-fair, which began in 1979, pays homage to a former large-scale toy balloon producer that was once based in the city. Ravenna’s Balloon A-Fair is back for another year. The annual ...

What happens in the fraction of a second when a balloon goes POP!? It may seem like a trivial question, but the answer could provide a better understanding of how aneurysms burst and why airplanes ...

Ordinary balloons that abscond from their owners' chubby little fingers can reach altitudes of up to three kilometres. Rubber balloons may remain intact for many days and can travel thousands of ...

WICHITA, Kansas—Pioneer Balloon Co. has partnered with Advanced Sustainable Polymers Pte Ltd. to manage its natural rubber latex supply chain. The collaboration will begin Jan. 1, according to Pioneer ...