A team of researchers at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea has developed a type of adhesive patch that works under a variety of conditions including underwater. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the team describes how they studied octopus suction cups to design a better patch for human applications. In their search to create a better adhesive patch, the researchers looked to suction cups used by octopuses to grip objects and prey. They
Octopus inspired adhesive patch works under water
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