The act of gluing two things together was once a time-consuming and often messy process. Generous amounts of an adhesive had to be applied, then clamped into place until the glue finally cured and ...

Super glue may save you in a pinch when making DIY Christmas decorations, magnets or even sealing a wound (yes, really!), but it's also very challenging to get off when it ends up in the wrong place.

If you’re working on a project that is tearing up the skin on your fingertips, reach for some super glue. Just add a thin layer, allow it to dry and you’ll have a hard barrier to prevent cuts and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of the greatest inventions humans ever made was by accident. It ...

And now a page from our “Sunday Morning” Almanac: March 26th, 2011, six years ago today … the day Harry Coover died at the age of 94. An Eastman Kodak chemist during World War II, Coover was trying to ...

Many inventions happen not by design but through failure. They don’t happen through the failure directly, but because someone was paying attention and remembered the how and why of the failure, and ...

C.J. Wilson (notes) tried everything he could to keep going with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand. He even poured super glue on it during the second inning to prevent it from ...

Surgeons at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston are studying whether a liquid sealant, similar to common household "super glue," forms a tight seal around blood vessels used in vascular ...