The promise of reusable sticky things, from Post-it Notes to Blu Tack, has never quite been fulfilled. They're just never quite as sticky the second time around, or the third. But now, a team of ...

Whether it’s robots modeled on cockroaches or medical adhesives derived from Chinese giant salamander excretions, the tech and scientific communities love nothing more than finding unique ways to ...

When it comes to adhesives, you really have two options: something super-strong that creates an irreversible bond, like superglue, or something that’s less strong but reversible — think mounting putty ...

Snails secrete a mucous that acts like super-glue, allowing them to adhere to rough surfaces like rocks. Inspired by this aspect of snail biology, scientists at University of Pennsylvania, Lehigh ...

Drawing inspiration from snails and barnacles, an MIT research team has created a hydrogel super strength glue made almost entirely of water. Some of the best innovations take their cue from nature, a ...