Now, scientists at Virginia Tech have tapped into this ability to create a new type of adhesive that could revolutionize underwater rescue, robotic gripping, and even delicate surgeries.

Since then, similar adhesive proteins have been discovered in a variety of organisms, including marine species, snails, and spiders. However, the precise mechanism behind EGF-based underwater ...

At the end of each thread is a disc-shaped plaque that acts as an underwater glue. The unusual qualities of the glue and the byssal threads have interested people since ancient times, when the ...

Photography of the instant adhesion of two glass blocks coated with PTAC copolymer adhesive in deionized water (Top left). Schematic illustration of the underwater adhesion mechanism (Top right).

Millirobots with tunable adhesive microstructures grip and release solids and liquids in both air and underwater environments ...

1). This adhesive is expected to be applied to substrates and environmental conditions that are challenging for conventional adhesives, such as fluoropolymers and underwater adhesion. During the ...

Bioengineers at MIT fused two different mussel foot proteins with curli fibers, which are produced by E. coli bacteria in biofilms, to create a new underwater adhesive. The glue, which the researchers ...

Improved adhesives could have wide-ranging impacts ... potentially allowing them to adhere strongly to surfaces underwater to fight currents and waves. Their results are published in the journal ...

The tape has been designed with adhesive strong enough to stick underwater, so you could fix your pool without draining it. It is sold in three different widths and can be bought on Flex Seal’s ...

The tape has been designed with adhesive strong enough to stick underwater, so you could fix your pool without draining it. It is sold in three different widths and can be bought on Flex Seal’s ...