A staple on any engineer’s workbench, duct tape is a quick and dependable fix for cracks and tears in many structural materials. MIT engineers have now developed a kind of surgical duct tape — a ...

Inspired by the sticky substance spiders use to catch their prey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have designed a special double-sided tape that can rapidly seal tissues together, ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Inspired by the sticky substance that helps spiders catch their prey, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a super strong surgical tape. It's a ...

Medical device company Amend Surgical has finalized funding with two organizations to accelerate the development of a tissue tape that can be used as an alternative to traditional sutures in dental ...

Scientists at MIT have devised a new type of surgical tape that is inspired by a sticky substance that spiders use to catch their prey. The tape that the engineers have developed is double-sided and ...

Blisters are the bane of weekend hikers and Olympic marathoners alike. Stanford researchers say they've found a simple, cheap method to help prevent them. That humble hero is paper surgical tape, ...

Been splashing the cash on top-of-the-range socks, lubricants and plasters to avoid the curse of the mid-race blister? You could have saved yourself a few quid - and some sore feet - by just using ...

Engineers have developed a kind of surgical 'duct tape.' The strong, flexible, and biocompatible sticky patch can be applied to biological tissues and organs to help seal tears and wounds. A staple on ...