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 ...

Reversible superglue has been invented by scientists who were inspired by sticky snail mucus. The researchers have demonstrated how the super strong product can hold the weight of an average male with ...

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 ...

A team of engineers have set a small robot climbing walls in order to compare how natural and artificial snail slimes work. A snail's slime acts as both a glue and a lubricant, allowing the snail to ...

A species of slug produces a defensive gel it can chemically convert into a remarkably strong glue. Similar gel-based glues attach some snails firmly onto slippery rocks; tools are needed to pry them ...