A spider is seen in web, cast with early morning dew drops, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. Their research began as a study on how animals interact with surfaces in ...

What if a surface could instantly switch from sticky to slippery at the push of a button? By using electricity to control how ...

AKRON, Ohio – Trying to get something to stick to a wet surface has long been a challenge – particularly in biomedical applications. But new research led by the University of Akron and the University ...

Welcome to the sticky chemistry of glues and adhesives! An adhesive is something used to stick things together. Adhesives are all around us, although sometimes hidden from our sight … or so obvious we ...

Adrienne Shea gave her 8-year-old son a launch pass from Cape Canaveral to bring to class to prove to classmates that his mom’s work was headed to the International Space Station. On Aug. 24, Shea, a ...

A new train braking technology could alleviate the disruption to rail services caused every autumn by leaves on the line. This is the claim of CoCatalyst Ltd whose new Water-Trak system has undergone ...