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The structure and uses of vulcanised rubber

Mark Miodownik describes Charles Goodyear鈥檚 experiments to vulcanise natural rubber into synthetic rubber. Several years after he was bailed from prison, Goodyear managed to achieve this by adding sulphur and white lead. Using electron micrographs and computer animations, Mark demonstrates how Goodyear's process of vulcanisation changed the rubber鈥檚 properties and structure.

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