Science news articles about 'wet adhesion'

... strong bonds in wet surfaces, including teeth and bones. In addition, the adhesive could be used to repair ships ... and must be repaired in a wet environment. Waite was first alerted to the complicated adhesive of the green mussel ...

... have just discovered that it also has a very powerful form of adhesion in its foot. The stickiness of the mussel's foot could possibly ...

... : The bats don't use suction after all. Instead, they use wet adhesion, secreting a fluid, possibly sweat ... bats. Why? While Myzopoda, through wet adhesion, can only roost head-up, Thyroptera, using suction ...

An underwater fly that builds a covering of pebbles and sand by gluing them together could point the way for developing a glue that works while wet. Adhesive - Sand - Recreation - Outdoors - Shopping