Open water swimming wetsuits are designed for longer swims outdoors. But are they worth buying? We put a selection to the ...

New campaign developed by AMV BBDO hacks surf cameras to launch Yulex100, the first and only neoprene alternative wetsuit made from 100% certified natural rubber. Decathlon has taken an inventive ...

Patagonia has been a forerunner in the effort, having worked with Yulex to produce neoprene-free wetsuits using natural ...

Wetsuits are made of neoprene rubber, a closed-cell foam that traps millions of tiny gas bubbles within its structure. Unlike open-cell foam (i.e., a sponge), water won’t saturate neoprene, but the ...

To afford a high level of protection from cold temperatures and potential skin injuries, the material that makes up a wetsuit, neoprene, needs to be strong and durable. Neoprene is a synthetic rubber ...

That particular material is a synthetic rubber called neoprene, a material used in most of the best wetsuits of yesteryear. Chosen for its excellent insulation properties and flexibility ...

Whether you're into that super flexy Japanese neoprene or keen to support the revolution in Yulex and limestone rubber, if you're surfing regularly you're putting your wetsuit through some punishment.

He published papers and obtained patents, and in 1931, Du Pont started to manufacture neoprene, a synthetic rubber (commonly used in wetsuits) created by Carothers' lab. The search was on for a ...

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