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Hook-and-loop strips are the best way to keep your computer desk tidy

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, ...
Hackaday

3D Printed — Um — Hook And Loop Fasteners

[Teaching Tech’s] latest video discusses “3D printed Velcro.” But as even he admits, Velcro is a trademark, so we think it is more appropriate to talk about hook and loop fasteners. In fact, you can ...
C&EN

Activity - Investigate a Nature-inspired Invention: Hook-and-Loop Tape

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 ...
New Atlas

Structure-saving hook-and-loop tech could make it easy to replace walls

Structure-saving hook-and-loop tech could make it easy to replace walls By Ben Coxworth August 25, 2025 In this particular prototype version of the system, rows of cast-concrete hooks engage rows of ...
CNET

Metal hook and loop fastener, tougher than Velcro

The military establishment's ever increasing reliance on technology and whiz-bang gadgetry impacts us as consumers, investors, taxpayers and ultimately as the defended. Our mission here is to bring ...