Stanford scientists have developed a new hydrogel with a Velcro-like molecular structure, letting it last longer at body temperature. The hope is that it could be injected into a patient to ...

This is not the first Velcro strap from Omega. For a couple of years a simpler, £140 NATO black version has been available. However, these three new iterations update this design.

Manipulating the so-called "molecular Velcro" may therefore present a new way to tackle cancer, but such an approach is some way from clinical use.

Weingarth compares this structure to Velcro, where plectasin forms the microscopic hooks that attach to bacterial 'loops'. In normal Velcro, if one of the loops breaks free from its hook, it is ...

Researchers have developed a new type of sensor that acts like Velcro ® for prostate cancer cells, sticking them to a modified frosted glass slide, like those used in science classes, so that ...