Provided is a basketball with EVA cover panels, which comprises a basketball carcass, and at least two cover panels disposed on a surface of the basketball carcass; wherein the at least two cover panels are made by foaming a cover panel material, and the cover panel material comprises ethylene vinyl acetate, a foaming agent, a filler, polyethylene, natural rubber, a crosslinking agent, zinc oxide, stearic acid and an anti-wear agent. The basketball with EVA cover panels of the present invention can have good elasticity, good touch and non-slip at the same time.

Use of a single-piece covering consisting of thermosetting polymer for protecting radiation protection elements which consist of at least one radiation protection material which is formed from at least one elastomer and at least one heavy chemical elementin ionic or elemental formwherein the chemical element is selected from lead (Pb), bismuth (Bi), tungsten (W), tin (Sn), antimony (Sb) and barium (Ba), wherein the Shore A hardness of the covering is in the range of 50 to 90, method for protecting such coverings and the enclosed radiation protection elements and fittings which are produced from radiation protection material.

A rubber material that allows for obtaining a rubber member that is excellent in mechanical properties and low loss property by utilizing rubber powder. A rubber material includes rubber powder (A) dispersed in a rubber base material (B), wherein the rubber powder (A) includes an unvulcanized rubber layer (a2) disposed on the surface of a vulcanized rubber powder (a1), and the unvulcanized rubber layer (a2) includes a crosslinking agent.