News articles tagged with 'adhesive'
Advance in microchannel manufacturing opens new industry applications
— 2 Apr 2011 11:46 | TechnologyEngineers at Oregon State University have invented a new way to use surface-mount adhesives in the production of low-temperature, microchannel heat exchangers - an advance that will…
Getting cars onto the road faster
— 16 Feb 2011 05:11 | TechnologyThe auto industry faces major challenges. New models are entering the market at ever shorter intervals, products are becoming more complex, and the trend towards electric cars requires…
Universal solvent no match for new self-healing sticky gel
— 28 Jan 2011 16:33 | TechnologyScientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins.…
Defective cell surface 'glue' is key to tumour invasion
— 14 Dec 2010 20:48 | HealthA remarkable discovery into how tumour cells invade normal tissue should lead to vital diagnostic tools and help develop strategies to stop the spread of cancer cells. A new study by…
NASA's Webb Telescope unique structural 'heart' passes extreme tests
— 29 Sep 2010 16:35 | AstronomyNASA engineers have created a unique engineering marvel called the ISIM structure that recently survived exposure to extreme cryogenic temperatures, proving that the structure will…
Secrets of the gecko foot help robot climb
— 26 Aug 2010 20:04 | TechnologyA Stanford mechanical engineer is using the biology of a gecko's sticky foot to create a robot that climbs. In the same way the small reptile can scale a wall of slick glass, the Stickybot…
Tofu ingredient yields formaldehyde-free glue for plywood and other wood products
— 26 Aug 2010 07:43 | ChemistryIn a real-life 'back to the future' story, scientists today reported that the sustainable, environmentally-friendly process that gave birth to plywood a century ago is re-emerging as…
OSU researchers discover new adhesive for tape, label industry
— 7 Jul 2010 13:09 | TechnologyAn incidental discovery in a wood products lab at Oregon State University has produced a new pressure-sensitive adhesive that may revolutionise the tape industry - an environmentally…
Nude-coloured hospital gowns could help doctors better detect hard-to-see symptoms
— 30 Apr 2010 09:04 | HealthChanging the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets to match a patient's skin colour could greatly enhance a physician's ability to detect cyanosis and other health-related skin colour…
Glue, fly, glue
— 18 Mar 2010 13:00 | BiologyLike silkworm moths, butterflies and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater instead on dry land. Now, University of Utah researchers have discovered why the…