An adhesive inspired by octopus suckers is capable of quickly gripping and releasing challenging underwater objects.

Inspired by octopus suckers, researchers have created a new adhesive that can grip and release objects underwater with ...

Each sucker along an octopus arm features a funnel-shaped, malleable tissue formation called an infundibulum. The unique, ...

Using mechanisms inspired by nature to create new technological innovations is a signature of one Virginia Tech research team ...

In research published in Advanced Science, investigators drew inspiration from the octopus to develop an adhesive that ...

A team of researchers from Virginia Tech, led by Associate Professor Michael Bartlett, has developed a groundbreaking ...

New adhesive system could be powerful tool for underwater salvage, rescue operations.

In research published in Advanced Science, investigators drew inspiration from the octopus to develop an adhesive that ...

New adhesive modelled on octopus suckers able to change shape and attach to objects underwater – its uses range from ...

Not only do the enzyme-wielding bacteria in this adhesive facilitate biorecycling, but they could save ship hulls, underwater ...

Scientists are using mechanisms inspired by nature to create new technological innovations. A team has now created an octopus-inspired adhesive, inspired by the shape of octopus suckers, that can ...