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Shellfish are the source of a new form of waterproof super glue developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The new adhesive was produced from proteins found in mussels, and it could ...

In the modern world, adhesives are largely considered a solved problem. Even underwater, glues can be used in a wide range of maritime applications. The thing is, they're just not that effective. The ...

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 ...

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 ...