The strong new adhesive is the handiwork of scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), who used polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-polystyrene, or SEBS, ...

Adhesives and tapes are commonly used today in garment manufacturing, either alone or in combination with stitching. The manufacturing of women's underwear, where up to six layers of material are ...

Until now most adhesives have been manufactured from petroleum-based materials. However, they can also be obtained from renewable raw materials -- for example from proteins, natural rubber, starch, or ...

HELSINKI, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UPM Adhesive Materials, formerly known as UPM Raflatac, has announced the launch of a range of specialist solutions that address key trends in Logistics and ...

The natural world is a great source of inspiration for scientists working on advanced adhesives, where everything from gecko skin to bee slobber have provided blueprints for next-generation materials ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts reports the development of a water-soluble cellulose ethyl phosphite (CEP) adhesive synthesized via a CO2-based solvent system.

Adhesive mechanisms in the natural world, as used by geckos and other animals when they walk upside down on the ceiling, have many advantages: they are always strongly adhesive - and without any glues ...

As the auto industry moves toward use of multi-material vehicle structures, the ability to structurally join dissimilar materials and keep them together during the vehicle’s useful life, yet also ...

A team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts has developed a new, reusable adhesive based on the feet of the gecko – the lizard that licks its own eyeballs and climbs up walls. Around 60% ...

From sticky notes to skyscrapers, adhesives come in many different forms and formulations. Liquid or paste, bonding on contact or needing curing steps, accommodating rigid or flexible bonds, or ...