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Wear and tear on tires produces particle pollution, including fine and ultrafine particles which can lead to lung disease and enter our bloodstream and harm our organs.

The program is being spearheaded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and involves three private companies — BioMADE, American tire giant Goodyear and small Ohio-based business Farmed Materials.

The company is betting on the pesky weed as a reliable source of domestic rubber.

Goodyear is joining a U.S. Department of Defense-led project to test a dandelion species as a natural rubber source for aircraft tires.

TK produces a natural rubber that is chemically similar to the rubber produced by the rubber tree. Read CCJ for more.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is collaborating with the US Department of Defense (DoD), the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) and BioMADE to work with Ohio-based Farmed Materials in a multi-year, multi-million-dollar program to develop a domestic source of natural rubber from a specific species of dandelion. Natural rubber...

Goodyear's announcement on work with dandelion-based natural rubber follows closely on the heels of Bridgestone getting a grant from the Department of Energy to test guayule-derived rubber.

A particular species of dandelion could be a viable alternative to rubber trees.

Goodyear's collaboration with the Department of Defense, the U.S. Air Force and other entities will help get dandelion-sourced domestic natural rubber to market more quickly.

Goodyear is collaborating with the Department of Defense, the Air Force Research Lab, BioMADE and Farmed Materials to accelerate commercialization...