Velcro is a fabric-strip fastener that takes the place of zippers, buttons, hooks, and snaps. It was invented by a Swiss engineer named Georges de Mestral. In 1948, on returning from a day's hunting in the Alps, de Mestral wondered what made burrs...

Velcro is a brand name of fabric hook-and-loop fasteners. The term Velcro is a registered trademark in most countries. Generic terminology for these fasteners includes "hook and loop", "burr" and "touch" fasteners. The Velcro company headquarters is in...

THERE IS this to be said for the new pastime of Velcro-jumping: . . . Well, no, maybe there isn't. In fact, on reflection, it's possible there is nothing at all to be said for Velcro-jumping except that it appears to be the latest...

"EVERY TIME we got a partner that don't agree with us, we kill him." That's the organizational credo, secretly recorded on FBI tapes, by which John Gotti ruled the mob in New York. And it wasn't only partners who were in jeopardy. Mr. Gotti...

She says space smells like a "burned almond cookie." She praises the wonders of Velcro, and describes the hazards of trying to wash her hair in zero gravity. Space tourist Anousheh Ansari's blog offers uncommon insight into everyday life on...

Inventors of the MRI, the Ethernet, the LP record and a popular weedkiller are among 18 people picked for induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.The 2007 class of inductees, announced Thursday, join luminaries such as Thomas Edison, Velcro inventor George de Mestral and...