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

Researchers have developed a new adhesive that can grip and release objects underwater with incredible precision.

Using mechanisms inspired by nature to create new technological innovations is a signature of one Virginia Tech research team. The group led by Associate Professor Michael Bartlett has created an ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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