(Nanowerk News) Among the diverse research studies being presented at this year’s 64th AVS International Symposium and Exhibition, being held Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2017, in Tampa, Florida, are two ...
Concerns about the bioaccumulation of toxic antifouling compounds have necessitated the search for alternative strategies to combat marine biofouling. Because many biologically essential minerals have ...
The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
Inspired by the sticky substance that barnacles use to cling to rocks and other surfaces, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers have designed a strong, biocompatible glue that can seal ...
Barnacles’ ability to cling to wet, slimy surfaces causes headaches for the maritime industry, but it could be a boon to medicine. Inspired by barnacle glue, a team of researchers from MIT and ...
Engineers at Tufts University have developed new type of glue inspired by the incredible sticking power of some common underwater crustaceans and molluscs. Starting with the fibrous silk protein ...
Jonathan Wilker and his research group have discovered that the formation of mussel adhesive requires iron, a metal that has never before been found in such a biological function. While the discovery ...
Figure 1. The near­coastal areas of the world’s oceans have been classed into 66 large, transnational marine ecosystems, known as the large marine ecosystems (LMEs). Taken from World Ocean Review ...
Among the diverse research studies being presented at this year's 64th AVS International Symposium and Exhibition, being held Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2017, in Tampa, Florida, are two biomaterial interfaces ...