Researchers discovered a way to turn superglue into strong, clear plastic that can be made into many shapes. Allison Christy March 22, 2023 Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative Allison Christy, Boise State University and Scott Phillips, Boise State University Researchers have developed a method for producing strong plastic materials by tweaking the chemical structure of superglue.
Spider glue is actually a specialized silk protein. Sarah Stellwagen June 5, 2019 Spider glue’s sticky secret revealed by new genetic research Sarah Stellwagen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The glue that gives spider webs their stickiness is a form of spider silk protein. Researchers can imagine cool uses for a synthetic version – but had to wait for the tricky glue gene to be sequenced.
Barncales stick with glue like no other. Neil Theasby November 29, 2016 Glues inspired by nature will give us faster ships, surgical adhesives and sticky car tyres Nick Aldred, Newcastle University Nature has created some of the strongest glues with properties we could use – if we understood how they worked.