Core Insights - A new underwater super adhesive has been developed inspired by natural adhesive proteins, utilizing AI models for design, with potential applications in various fields [1][2] Group 1: Research and Development - Researchers created a database of 24,707 adhesive proteins to guide the design and synthesis of 180 new underwater adhesives [1] - The study highlights the complexity of designing soft materials that require both adhesion and flexibility, which is often contradictory [1] Group 2: Product Innovations - The R1-max hydrogel can adhere a rubber duck to rocks in the ocean, maintaining its adhesive properties against waves [2] - The R2-max hydrogel serves as a patch to seal a 20mm leak in a water-filled pipe, with leak-proof capabilities lasting over five months [2] Group 3: Potential Applications - The super adhesive hydrogels may have disruptive implications for biomedical applications, including prosthetic coatings and wearable biosensors [2] - The design approach of this research is versatile, suggesting potential applications in other types of functional flexible materials [2]