CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Lots of pop songs have hooks. This one has loops, too. Velcro Co. this week released a music video with a message it hopes will stick as well as its products: "Don't Say Velcro." ...

Velcro hook and loop fasteners accompanied Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin out onto the moon's surface on July 20, 1969 as part of their spacesuits.

Velcro is the official trademarked term for the fastening system that uses tiny hooks and flexible loops to securely attach two surfaces to each other when they’re pressed together. It was ...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Lots of pop songs have hooks. This one has loops, too. Velcro Cos. this week released a music video with a message it hopes will stick as well as its products: "Don't Say Velcro." ...

Unless you’re suicidal, when you ride a fixed-gear bike, you’ll want to strap your feet in. Traditionally, this has been done by leather or fabric toe-straps, held open by metal cages, or more ...

Velcro has its roots in nature. Swiss engineer George de Mestral came up with the design in the 1940s after studying burrs that stuck to his dog's fur and his wool pants during a walk in the woods.

Convenient as it is for fastening things shut, Velcro - typically comprised of tiny, nylon hooks and loops that easily adhere together - or other brands of hook and loop fasteners can be a pain to ...

The U.S. Army has a problem with Velcro. It’s too noisy. And its little loops get clogged with dust from the Afghan and Iraqi deserts. The so-called “hook-and-loop” fastener was added to ...

Velcro, a popular brand of hook-and-loop binding, was inspired by burrs that stuck to clothing and fur. NASA did not invent it, but the space agency helped popularize it.

Velcro has its roots in nature. Swiss engineer George de Mestral came up with the design in the 1940s after studying burrs that stuck to his dog's fur and his wool pants during a walk in the woods ...