Glue

A glue that performs at a high-level in wet environments could bring about all sorts of possibilities in areas like surgical care and ship maintenance. A team from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University claim to have developed such a glue, which hardens when an electrical voltage is applied.

A team of Korean scientists have developed a new surgical glue inspired by mussels, claimed to be cheaper, more reliable and incur less scarring than existing solutions.

Bondic is described as a "liquid plastic welder" that sets within four seconds, but only once it's been exposed to an included UV light. This means you can work with it until you're ready for it to harden.

Clingy barnacles might be something of a nuisance for seafarers, but these stubborn shellfish could hold the key to a new breed of sticky material. Engineers have used them as inspiration for waterproof adhesives that could one day be used in ship repairs or medical applications.

If you place pretty much any type of solid material in the ocean, barnacles can firmly attach themselves to it. So, what do barnacles know that we don't? Scientists have recently discovered the answer, and it could lead to advances in human technologies.

Researchers from the University of Akron have recently created their own version of the "attachment discs" that spiders use to secure their silk fibers to surfaces, when building webs. These man-made discs could conceivably prove superior to conventional glues as a form of adhesive.

When soldiers or other people sustain eye injuries, retinal detachment and vision loss can result if the eye's vitreous gel isn't kept from leaking out. Given that Band-Aids can't be placed directly on the eyeball, however, a team of scientists has created an alternative – reversible eye glue.

Researchers have discovered that wood adhesives with added zeolites can actually help clean the air of formaldehyde fumes.

A high-tech superglue called Kryptonite speeds the recovery of heart patients after open chest surgery, shortening the current recovery time of eight weeks by 50 per cent.

Tofu ingredient used to create formaldehyde-free plywood glue.

Researchers from Oregon State University have accidentally discovered a new vegetable-based adhesive which has the potential to be cheaply produced with little cost to the environment

The "Parasols" in Seville, Spain, are held together by glue that can withstand temperatures up to 70°C.