I moved gadgets under my desk with cheap hook-and-loop tape, freeing up lots of workspace. Even cheap tape is able to hold relatively heavy items. You can use hook-and-loop tape to mount USB hubs, ...

Engineer George de Mestral was walking his dogs in the meadows of the Swiss Alps. When they returned home, he noticed that burr seed pods were stuck on his dogs’ fur! He even found some stuck to his ...

Hook and loop fasteners made of spring steel -- similar to Velcro devices but much stronger -- have been developed by researchers in Germany. These fasteners are resistant to chemicals, and can ...

Velcro was originally available only in black, but even when it started coming in multiple colors, 1960s fashionistas wanted nothing to do with it. iStock Technically called “hook-and-loop fastener,” ...