Inside an automobile tire streaking along at 50 or 60 miles an hour, the temperature often hits 220° F. This heat bakes the cotton cord, makes the whole tire wear out. After years of searching for a ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A time capsule honoring 100 years of DuPont’s rayon manufacturing plant in Old Hickory Village will be opened next weekend. In 1918, DuPont contracted with the federal ...
Feng Jiang, associate professor in the faculty of forestry, and doctoral student Huayu Liu. (Credit: Lou Bosshart/UBC) Rayon has been popular for decades because of its soft cotton-like properties, ...