"KILLING MACHINE:" The velvet worm sprays and traps its prey. MagLab research uncovers new details on how its sticky slime works. bit.ly/3RRkH2X McGill University @uqam Universität Kassel

We are thrilled to announce that the preliminary program of the 2024 Gordon Research Conferences on Multiscale #Mechanochemistry & #Mechanobiology is out. Have a look, mark the date in your calendar and, of course, register for the meeting. Contributed talks are available!!!

Very proud to share this ACS Headline Science about our work on velvet worm slime containing phosphonates. Amazing collaboration work using #NMR at #UQAM with Matthew J. Harrington from #McGill, Frederic Mentink-Vigier from National MagLab . acs.org/pressroom/head… #NMRchat DOI:10.1021/jacs.3c06798

Check out our latest work on mistletoe glue just in time for the holidays! Together with Notburga Gierlinger and Parastoo Azadi we discovered what gives mistletoe its sticky kiss, demonstrating that the mistletoe adhesive extract can be used for various applications. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

A new cross-continental study, co-authored by Prof. Matthew Harrington, discovers Velvet Worm slime's potential to inspire sustainable synthetic materials mcgill.ca/newsroom/chann… cc. Matthew J. Harrington @Mcgillscience McGill Faculty of Engineering #McgillMIAM #advancedmaterials

Such a fantastic collaboration on such a cool little creature with a great group of researchers - Alexandre Poulhazan Frederic Mentink-Vigier Parastoo Azadi Professor Isabelle Marcotte as well as Alex Baer and Georg Mayer at Uni Kassel and Darren Browne at UWI Cave Hill.

The same bundle of non-living filaments that mussels use to anchor themselves can also be jettisoned on demand. Mussels create this quick-release interface, a new Science study finds, by way of a neurochemically-mediated junction. scim.ag/4UI

So many cool findings here… Apparently one time at least 12MYA one bacterium gave genetic material to one mussel that gave it the ability to make strong attachment fibres. Now we’re dealing with the aftermath as quagga mussels invade and decimate freshwater habitats. So wild!

Just promoted to full prof! So grateful to the amazing lab members past and present and to all my amazing colleagues. A university is only as good as the people that make it up and McGill is a special place. I feel so lucky to work in such a great environment! McGill Chemistry

Why does Matthew J. Harrington of McGill University study zebra mussels? ‘Because we can just go to the St Lawrence River and pull them out’! His group dug into the unique chemistry of their byssal threads using spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction and proteomics. chemistryworld.com/news/invasive-…

Was an absolute pleasure to work on this review on fluid protein condensates in biological and bio-inspired materials fabrication with Ali @bbmlntu and Raffaele Raffaele Mezzenga !

It is always great to gradually see the program of such an event evolve and come together. Anna Tarakanova, Stephen Schrettl and Kerstin Blank are very much looking forward to host the #Mechanobiology and #Mechanochemistry communities at this Gordon Research Conferences in the summer.

Secure your spot at this exciting #Mechanochemistry and #Mechanobiology conference! Talks are a great mix of experiment and simulation across hierarchical scales.

So proud of this amazing scientist Dr. Mostafa Rammal who expertly defended his thesis on Friday. Mostafa epitomizes resourcefulness and perseverance - two of the most important characteristics in science - and always with a big smile. Such a pleasure to be able to work with him!

Was an honor to have our work with Professor Isabelle Marcotte on velvet worm slime featured on Découverte last weekend. Chloé Bourquin and the rest of the crew did an amazing job! Fantastic shots of these cool little creatures!! ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/decouvert…

Come here Sergey Gasilov describe the fascinating work being done at the Canadian Light Source (CLS). Monday, May 13 at 10 am. More information at mcgill.ca/miam/channels/…

🚨New paper alert!🚨Are you interested in bio-inspired materials? 🌊 Our recent publication discusses the importance of pH in the formation of mussel byssus and mussel-inspired hydrogels using microelectrodes! Changyue Matthew J. Harrington doi.org/10.1002/adfm.2…

#DYK that sea cucumber-inspired science may help decrease tissue and organ failure? With #FRQ and F.R.S.-FNRS funding, Matthew Harrington and Patrick Flammang are investigating tissue regeneration using sea cucumbers due to their regenerative abilities: t.ly/dxgjn