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2. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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   Hook-and-loop fasteners, hook-and-pile fasteners or touch fasteners (often referred to by the genericized trademark velcro, which was the original name it was given by the inventor), are a method for allowing two surfaces to be repeatedly fastened and unfastened, useful for clothing or other purposes. The fastener consists of two components ...

3. Velcro - Wikipedia

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   Velcro IP Holdings LLC, [2] [4] [5] doing business as Velcro Companies and commonly referred to as Velcro (pronounced / ˈ v ɛ l k r oʊ /), [1] is a British privately held company, founded by Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral in the 1950s. It is the original manufacturer of hook-and-loop fasteners, which de Mestral invented. [2]

4. George de Mestral - Wikipedia

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   Biography. He was born to Albert de Mestral, an agronomist engineer, and Marthe de Goumoëns in Saint Saphorin sur Morges, near Lausanne, Switzerland. De Mestral designed a toy airplane at age twelve and patented it. He attended the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). After graduation in 1930, he worked in the machine shop of an ...

5. Home Depot's 7-Foot Skeleton Dog Just Restocked in Time for Fall

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   The figure, which is 7 feet in width and 5 feet in height, also comes with 8 different selectable eye displays. Oh, and the jaw and tail are totally adjustable. (Because Home Depot truly wants to ...

6. Arthropod adhesion - Wikipedia

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   Arthropod adhesion. Arthropods, including insects and spiders, make use of smooth adhesive pads as well as hairy pads for climbing and locomotion along non-horizontal surfaces. [1][2][3] Both types of pads in insects make use of liquid secretions and are considered 'wet'. [3] Dry adhesive mechanisms primarily rely on Van der Waals' forces and ...

7. Boeing’s next big problem could be a strike by 32,000 workers

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   September 2, 2024 at 4:17 PM. Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images. Boeing has experienced all manner of bad news in the last six years, and almost nothing but problems. Later this month it could add a ...