Within the animal kingdom, mussels are masters of underwater adhesion. The marine mollusks cluster atop rocks and along the ...

The glue made by scientists from MIT could prove to be a viable alternative to the other offerings in the market for ...

A new adhesive dissolves in alkaline solutions, making plastic recycling cleaner and more effective. This could greatly reduce waste and improve material reuse. A recent study highlights a new ...

These tenacious adhesive structures have prompted scientists in recent years to design similar bioinspired, waterproof adhesives. Now engineers from MIT and Freie Universität Berlin have developed a ...

Water-based adhesives face several challenges despite their environmental benefits. One major issue is that achieving high ...

Mixing our bodies' slimy mucus with sticky polymers produces a glue that can be used as a 'biomedical adhesive', scientists ...

A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to ...

Now, MIT and Freie Universität Berlin engineers have developed a groundbreaking new glue. This innovative adhesive combines the waterproof stickiness of mussel plaques with the germ-resistant ...