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Worm Glue that Works Underwater

Superglue from the sea: Synthetic sea worm glue may mend shattered knee, face bones

Chemistry /

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 0

Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue. University of Utah bioengineers have made a synthetic version ...





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Secrets of the sandcastle worm could yield a powerful medical adhesive

Secrets of the sandcastle worm could yield a powerful medical adhesive (w/ Video)

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists have copied the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in an effort to develop a long-sought medical adhesive needed to repair bones shattered in battlefield injuries, ...


Podcast: Tiny sea creature and a new medical adhesive

Podcast: Tiny sea creature and a new medical adhesive

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists questing after a long-sought new medical adhesive describe copying the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in the latest episode in the American Chemical Society's ...


Spider web glue spins society toward new biobased adhesives

Spider web glue spins society toward new biobased adhesives

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

With would-be goblins and ghosts set to drape those huge fake spider webs over doorways and trees for Halloween, scientists in Wyoming are reporting on a long-standing mystery about real spider webs: It is ...


Downadup Worm

The Raging Windows Worm has attacked over 8.9 Million Computers

Technology / Internet

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week the global internet community was hit by the Downadup worm also know as Conficker, or Kido. This worm is now using multiple ways of infecting computers, including USB sticks. If s ...


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iPhone worm Rickrolls Australia

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhone users in Australia have been hit during the last few days with a worm called "ikee". The worm replaces the default wallpaper with a difficult to remove picture of British singer Rick ...


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Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.


Help! How to avoid fast-moving computer worm

Technology / Internet

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Since early January, a worm that has been referred to by several names, including "Downadup," "Kido" and "Conficker," has been infecting millions of computers around the world. The worm exploits a previously discovered vulnerability ...


Sea worm thought to be extinct spotted off Spain

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A sea worm that uses a trunk to catch prey that was thought to be extinct has been rediscovered in the waters of the Atlantic off northwestern Spain, researchers said Monday.


Researchers Develop New Glue from Corn

Researchers Develop New Glue from Corn

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

After the oil is extracted from corn germ meal, the corn germ is typically fed to poultry and other livestock animals. But a new, value-added use could be on tap for this “leftover,” thanks to studies by an ...


Conficker Worm April 1 Release

Conficker Worm Prepares For A New Release On April 1

Technology / Software

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (16) | comments 39

(PhysOrg.com) -- The conficker worm created havoc last year when it infected over 10 million computers on a global scale. The unique design of the conficker worm allowed for this large scale attack to over ...



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