Back in 2015, we heard about an electrically activated glue that could be used to bond items in wet conditions, or even underwater. Now, scientists have demonstrated that the material could be used to ...

You’re in the ER with appendicitis. Surgeons can remove your appendix through a few three-fourth-inch openings, but the bulky sutures and staples they use to close internal incisions are difficult and ...

A new glue inspired by slug slime can mend a broken heart. The adhesive, described today (July 27) in a new study in the journal Science, sticks to wet surfaces, including the surface of a beating ...

To reduce the invasiveness of surgical procedures, researchers have developed a new glue that can seal up heart defects in seconds -- and it stays tight under pressure. Sutures take too much time to ...

Need to fix a hole in someone’s heart without opening up their chest? It might sound like something put together by the A-Team, but you could do it with a contraption made from two balloons, a ...

There's a burn mark on your carpet because of a dropped cigarette or fireworks you set off indoors (though carpet marks are the least of your concerns at that point). Let's bring out the scissors and ...

Carpeting inevitably undergoes wear and tear, whether from foot traffic or the accidents of everyday life. If those fraying, discoloring factors have concentrated in one particular section of your ...

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