A University of Canterbury (UC) postgraduate researcher is investigating New Zealand seaweed to see if it can inspire commercial wet-resistant glue. Biological sciences student Anton Mather is working ...

This study is guided by Prof. Da-hui Qu and Prof. He Tian from East China University of Science and Technology. Attracted by mussels’ unique underwater adhesion ability, DOPA chemistry, which plays a ...

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Within the animal kingdom, mussels are masters of underwater adhesion. The marine molluscs cluster atop rocks and along the bottoms of ships, and hold fast against the ocean’s waves thanks to a gluey ...

A women-owned small Australian business left so disappointed by the fashion tapes on the market that it launched its own water-soluble and sweat-resistant clothing adhesive that can be applied ...

For decades, researchers have sought the secrets behind the mussel’s steadfast grip on wet, slippery rock. Now they’ve found a way to transform the mussel’s biochemical tricks into a biocompatible ...

There's a glue out there for sticking nearly anything to anything else, but none of them work well underwater. While this might not be a problem for most people, a good underwater adhesive would be ...

The folks at venerable repair website iFixit have a bit of a squalid tradition: gleefully prying apart expensive new Apple gadgets to discover just what lurks inside. Luckily for those who’d rather ...