A photograph of a rubber duck adhered to a seaside rock using novel hydrogel technology withstanding repeated ocean tides and ...

Jian Ping Gong, and Hongguang Liao from the research team. Also pictured are hydrogels fixed between ceramic (left), glass (middle), and titanium (right) plates supporting 1 kg weights in normal ...

A water leak from a damaged pipe with a 20 millimeter wide hole could be covered instantly and repeatedly with the hydrogel. (Video provided by WPI-ICReDD, Hokkaido University) ...

A rubber duck attached to a seaside rock using the hydrogel as a glue withstood repeated ocean tides and wave impacts, demonstrating its adhesive strength. (Video provided by WPI-ICReDD, Hokkaido Univ ...

A new study shows that hope is a powerful protective force for adolescents against bullying and cyberbullying.

Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is associated with lower mortality and heart failure hospitalization rates among ...

Researchers have successfully measured the quantum metric tensor in solids for the first time. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to vertebrate eyes, including those in humans, with a lens, cornea, and retina.

The golden apple snail has camera-type eyes that are fundamentally similar to the human eye. Unlike humans, the snail can ...

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado and Alice Accorsi discuss establishing the apple snail as a model for studying eye regeneration.

ETH Zurich researchers captured a nano-object (centre of the image) using a laser trap. The laser light, which is focused with a lens, is shown in red.

Alice Accorsi discusses how she brought her research to the Stowers Institute in Kansas City after learning the invasive ...