adhesion

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In a first-of-its-kind breakthrough, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers has developed an artificial adhesion system that closely mimics natural biological interactions.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

The layers exhibited strong adhesion under mechanical stress, making these findings crucial for improving material durability in fusion reactors and high-temperature energy systems.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

It said low adhesion would be an area of ongoing investigation.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

He says: “You have a steel wheel on a steel rail and anything that causes low adhesion can be a big problem.”

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah