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 ...

Mussels produce a sort of waterproof glue, which is much more powerful than synthetic adhesives and keeps them from being washed away. By combining the power of this muscle ‘glue’ with the ...

Scientists inspired by how mussels cling to rocks underwater have created a new type of glue that will do the same. By looking at mussels, the "masters of underwater adhesion", which use a gluey ...