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Glue
Andrew Liszewski
Video: To test the sticking power of the glue used inside its Gokiburi Hoi Hoi roach traps, a Japanese pest control company called Earth Chemical created a human-sized version and then made a scientist, athlete and sumo wrestler attempt to get from one end of it to the other. They…
Have you ever gotten a piece of tape wet and noticed it loses its stickiness? Water and adhesives usually don’t mix, but researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have created a new type of glue that works in wet environments because it only hardens when a voltage is applied.
The great irony of trying to fix ruptured blood vessels is that you have to suture or staple, basically poking holes in the very thing you’re trying to mend. But now, scientists have developed a light-activated glue for mending internal wounds that is pretty darn incredible.
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