Velcro's great, but for when you need that extra hold, there's a new hook and loop fastener made from spring steel in Germany that can pinch together loads of up to 35 metric tons, according to ...
Those "mushroom heads" are the hooks in the Velcro-style hook-and-loop system. Individual loop appendages – or alternatively, 3D-printed strips of them – are fastened to the top and bottom edges of ...