Bacterial adhesive is 2-3 times stronger than common commercial glues

The glue one species of water-loving bacteria uses to grip its
surroundings may be the strongest natural adhesive known to science. If
engineers can find a way to mass-produce the material, it could have
uses in medicine, marine technology and a range of other applications.


http://technology-post.com/tech/inde...est-in-nature/

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Bacterial adhesive is 2-3 times stronger than common commercial glues

The glue one species of water-loving bacteria uses to grip its
surroundings may be the strongest natural adhesive known to science. If
engineers can find a way to mass-produce the material, it could have
uses in medicine, marine technology and a range of other applications.



http://technology-post.com/tech/inde...est-in-nature/

The Navy spends something like 5 million dollars a year researching barnacle
glue and has been for decades and so far they've got nothing.

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The Navy spends something like 5 million dollars a year researching
barnacle
glue and has been for decades and so far they've got nothing.

Oscar Madison's dentist almost perfected it.


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Tom Del Rosso wrote:

"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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The Navy spends something like 5 million dollars a year researching
barnacle
glue and has been for decades and so far they've got nothing.

Oscar Madison's dentist almost perfected it.

Probably the same one who hooked the jet engine to his dental drill on
"Hennessey" a few years earlier.

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