The breakthrough came about purely by accident. “I was working on a project making extremely strong adhesives using silk fibroin, and while I was cleaning my glassware with acetone, I noticed a ...

How much of the adhesive you apply matters, too. The more glue you place between two surfaces, the longer the drying process ...

Naturally, adhesives are the next go-to, but ensuring a secure metal-wood connection can be tricky. Unless lacquered, wood is fairly porous and easily laps up glue, unlike metal, which has a high ...