Price stickers, labels on jars, decals—these informative, decorative, or simply provocative sticky things can be surprisingly tough to remove. Even when you succeed in peeling off most of a sticker, ...

Sticker residue may be unsightly on plastic, but it's easy to remove. Household products like olive oil and peanut butter can get that gunk right off.

Surfaces are usually designed to have a certain topography, and you'll usually have to choose if they're sticky or slippery depending on what you need. But now, Harvard scientists have led an ...

There are several household hacks for removing pesky sticker residue. First, try to remove as much residue as possible with your fingers. Choose the proper removal method to avoid scratching, melting, ...

The bad news? Stickers leave behind residue. The good news? Follow these expert tips to remove sticker residue and your item will look brand new again! We’ve all been there: You carefully peel back a ...

Most animals that walk up vertical surfaces – from ants and spiders to geckos and sucker-footed bats – are able to do so thanks to sticky pads on their toes or feet. Now, researchers analyzing the ...

RALEIGH – Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown that “sticky” hairlike structures on tobacco leaves can help attract beneficial insects that scavenge on other insects trapped on ...

Troy, N.Y. – Changing a surface from sticky to slippery could now be as easy as flipping a molecular light switch. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created an "optically switchable ...

When I first started my job as a biologist at the University of South Florida, I drove my Jeep to a grassy field, dug up a mound of fire ants and shoveled it into a 5-gallon bucket. Immediately, ...

After going through all the trouble of printing a part in resin, discovering it feels sticky or tacky to the touch is pretty unwelcome. Giving the model some extra ultraviolet (UV) curing seems like ...

WATCHING paint dry isn’t normally a very exciting affair. But it turns out there is more happening at the surface – and indeed all surfaces – than meets the eye. Understanding what is going on there ...

Removing a price sticker to find sticky residue is the worst. Test any chemical treatments on an inconspicuous area to avoid damaging surfaces. Common household items like rubbing alcohol, vinegar, WD ...