Although much of what we own is glued together, we don't think much about modern adhesives – until a shoe sole comes loose or our sofa collapses.

Although much of what we own is glued together, we don't think much about modern adhesives – until a shoe sole comes loose or our sofa collapses.

Modern life runs on adhesives, from the soles of shoes to the joints that hold furniture together, yet most of them share one stubborn weakness: they fail when water gets…