A look underneath the water’s surface can be fun and informative! However, making a device to go under the surface poses challenges with communication and water proofing. That’s what this rubber band ...

There’s probably nothing more ho-hum than a rubber band—a classic, ubiquitous object of fidgeting and flinging, they’re useful in certain emergencies but hard to get excited about. Yet sometimes even ...

Ever noticed that a rubber band gets warmer when it’s stretched? The bands also get cooler when allowed to snap back to relaxed length? [Ben Krasnow] noticed, and he built a rubber band cooled ...

Braces can help to treat a variety of conditions that impact your teeth and jaw. They use force to help move your teeth and jaw into new positions. This force is applied by an archwire that runs ...

How much energy can you store in a rubber band? Obviously, the answer depends on the size of the rubber band. I'm talking about, of course, the energy density or specific energy of an energy storage ...

Introduction Admit it, you’ve probably launched a rubber band at least once—pulled one end back, and let it go flying. Did you ever suspect that rubber bands could also be a fun way to learn about ...

Anyone who has heard the snap of a rubber band breaking knows it's time to reach for a replacement. But a group of French scientists have made a self-healing rubber band material that can reclaim its ...

In many ways, adulthood is all about indulging in and exploring the things you were really into as a kid—but, bigger. YouTube channel Think Flight took this idea and ran, building what is claimed to ...

An online advertisement implied there was a security reason for looping rubber bands on doorknobs. It led to a lengthy slideshow article. Forty-two pages later, the story didn't even mention doorknobs ...