All children who build sandcastles on the beach know that in addition to sand you also need to add a little water to prevent the structure from collapsing. But why is this? In an article which appeared today in Scientific Re ...

Physics - Soft Matter

Aug 02, 2012 3.8 / 5 (4) 2

Scientists questing after a long-sought new medical adhesive describe copying the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in the latest episode in the American Chemical Society's ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Oct 27, 2009 5 / 5 (3) 0