MANCHESTER, N.H. — Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro fasteners. The signature sound of Velcro hook-and-loop tape being torn apart rippled along a parade ...

Inventors are an odd bunch, but it takes a seriously enquiring mind to think about improving something as old and venerable as Velcro. 66 year old Leonard Duffy has come up with a modern alternative, ...

Researchers in Germany have created a new type of fastener system made from steel that may be useful in a range of settings, including hospitals and the aviation industry. Borrowing its design from ...

Hook and loop fasteners made of spring steel have now been developed at the Institute of Metal Forming and Casting of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen. These fasteners are resistant to chemicals ...

Plenty of products last for 50 years, but few have the staying power of Velcro. To celebrate the company's U.S. anniversary, Velcro employees lined up for more than a mile to tear apart eight-inch ...

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Seven decades after the invention of Velcro fastener, a Japanese company is looking to give the product a facelift. Textile and chemical maker Teijin Ltd. said it has developed a new fabric fastener ...

There are less than two weeks left to enter Newsround's Absolute Genius inventions competition. To get your brains ticking, Joe's been finding out who came up with the idea of the Velcro fastener - ...