India, Feb. 20 -- Japanese tyre major the Yokohama Rubber Co in joint-research with Dr. Bo Nils Johan Persson have successfully developed in December 2024, the world's first theoretical model to predict the rubber wear-rates on uneven road surfaces and the size distribution of wear particles.

Dr Persson is a leading a leading expert in the study of rubber friction and contact, contact, friction, wear and lubrication, including rubber friction. He is associated with Peter Grunberg Institute (Germany) and Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (China).

He also runs a company called Multiscale Consulting (Germany) that supports companies in the rubber industry and beyond in addressing various challenges.

What's more Dr. Persson's unique a...