You finally splurged on that salon shampoo promising to add shine, the conditioner your stylist swears by or a body wash that ...

The world's largest rubber band manufacturer is putting graphene, the strongest material in the world, into its bands. With the right amount of graphene, the bands will be unbreakable and just as ...

Do you have a bunch of rubber bands lying around the house? Well, get ready to put them to use! These inexpensive household items can do much more than keep a bag of chips closed or a folder of papers ...

Cheap, reliable, and strong, the rubber band is one of the world’s most ubiquitous products. It holds papers together, prevents long hair from falling in a face, acts as a reminder around a wrist, is ...

With the exception of being the projectile for some kickass rubber band guns, rubber bands aren’t really items that come up too often when you’re talking about cutting-edge tech. That could be about ...

A good old rubber band may not be the most glamorous office supply, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more versatile tool. Whether it’s keeping pens together or even acting as an impromptu hairband ...

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 ...

Most pistols rely on steel springs, but a few inventors explored elastic alternatives that sound more like toys than serious mechanisms. This strange corner of gun history shows how far designers ...

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