Word: glue
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...with millions of tiny “nanopillars” that can stick to almost anytype of material, enabling the lizards to cling to surfaces, scale walls, and climb trees. Karp and Langer sculpted their biorubber in the shape of these nanopillars and coated it with a sugar-based glue...
...result, Langer said, was a tape-based adhesive that may be simpler, easier to use, and perhaps even stronger than glue. For example, Karp said, the adhesive could in intestinal surgery or ulcer treatment, preventing bleeding after a gastric bypass procedure...
...whole evening grinning and waving into the audience, Sharon hyper-enthused like a game show host on speed and Jack looked mortified at having to hang out with his parents. In a family of black sheep, it was Kelly who stood out. Casual, cheerful and poised, she was the glue that held the show together, however precariously...
...head of the Nano team says Tata Motors has applied for 34 patents on various components and design features on the new car, though he was short on specifics. The car reportedly uses super strong glue rather than welds in some joints - a technique that a handful of other car makers have used before, though perhaps never as extensively. Tata Motors' cost-cutting drive was relentless: the windshield has just one washer rather than two, the metal steering column was hollowed out to save on steel, cheaper bearings - strong enough to perform well up to (70 kph) but fast wearing...
...complete; we had a peckish two hours to recreate this grandeur. We began by gathering our resources. From one corner of the dining hall we collected graham crackers to serve as the walls. Then, we carefully mixed our chosen mortar, combining powdered sugar with water to concoct a glue that would hold for the ages—or at least until Christmas. Finally, we collected our most precious artisanal creations. Carefully crafted gummy bears would serve as the line of saints that flank the facade of our cathedral. Pull ‘n’ Peel Twizzlers would form delicate...