A bacteria that can knit together cracks in concrete structures by producing a special 'glue' has been developed by a team of students at Newcastle University.

Technology - Engineering

Nov 12, 2010 5 / 5 (23) 13 |

The debate over the mechanism that causes superconductivity in a class of materials called the pnictides has been settled by a research team from Japan and China. Superconductivity was discovered in the pnictides ...

Physics - Superconductivity

Jun 17, 2011 4.8 / 5 (17) 42 |

A team at The Scripps Research Institute has made major strides in solving a problem that has been plaguing chemists for many years: how best to break carbon-hydrogen bonds and then to create new bonds to join molecules together. ...

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Dec 04, 2009 4.6 / 5 (12) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A bio-inspired superglue has been developed by Oxford University researchers that can’t be matched for sticking molecules together and not letting go.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Feb 22, 2012 4.8 / 5 (11) 3 |

Ali Dhinojwala and Vasav Sahni consider themselves materials scientists, not biologists. They study surfaces, friction and adhesion. Nevertheless, they have discovered that understanding how nature makes things ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Dec 03, 2010 3.3 / 5 (15) 0 |

Barnacles are a big problem for boats. Adhering to the undersides of vessels, carpets of the crustaceans can increase fuel consumption by as much as 25%. Ship owners would love to know how to stop these hitchhikers gluing ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Oct 16, 2009 5 / 5 (9) 0

The secret of a brilliant evolutionary development, spider web glue, has been discovered by University of Akron researchers.

Chemistry - Materials Science

May 17, 2010 4.6 / 5 (9) 1 |

Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a superthin "nanoglue" that could be used in new-generation microchip fabrication.

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

Mar 05, 2012 4.4 / 5 (8) 1 |

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed an "electronic glue" that could accelerate advances in semiconductor-based technologies, including solar cells ...

Technology - Semiconductors

Jun 11, 2009 4.6 / 5 (7) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The study of spider webs has led to a discovery that will generate new kinds of medical sutures embedded with medication. The University of Akron scientists have developed a novel synthetic ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Feb 17, 2012 4.2 / 5 (5) 2 |

A University of Manchester scientist has revealed the mechanism that binds skin cells tightly together, which he believes will lead to new treatments for painful and debilitating skin diseases and also lethal heart defects.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jan 21, 2011 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

The first detailed analysis of a WA native carnivorous plant by a group of German scientists has confirmed the presence of a unique mechanism for trapping prey.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 22, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

With would-be goblins and ghosts set to drape those huge fake spider webs over doorways and trees for Halloween, scientists in Wyoming are reporting on a long-standing mystery about real spider webs: It is ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Oct 21, 2009 4.8 / 5 (4) 0

Many children have long-term problems with fluid in the middle ear, and sometimes surgery is the only way to shift it. However, a bacterial nasal spray can have the same effect in some children, reveals a thesis from the ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Mar 29, 2010 4.8 / 5 (4) 1

(Phys.org) -- Mussels are true masters of adhesion. They bond solidly under water to nearly any type of surface. Researchers from Mainz have been inspired by mussel adhesive proteins to add another exciting ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Apr 13, 2012 4.3 / 5 (4) 0 |