Gecko feet have long been a source of inspiration to scientists striving to make superstrong, reusable adhesives. Now researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found a new way to make such an ...

Geckos are able to walk upside down across glass ceilings because of the arrays of submicron-scale hairs on their feet. Now, a team of scientists from the Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology at ...

As it scurries along the ceiling, a gecko has the sticking power to support not just its own body weight, but about 400 times as much. Besides that sticking power, the natural adhesive on this ...

Thanks to the sticking power of the gecko, scientists have shown that "Spider-man gloves" could soon be used by rock climbers and window cleaners to scale walls and hang around. Inspired by a ...

A new material relies on millions of tiny plastic fibers that can grip solids as the fabric slides across them, then quickly release those objects when pulled away vertically. The technology is based ...

(Nanowerk News) To solve practical issues, sometimes all we have to do is study nature. An often quoted example is that of the gecko, a small animal known for the phenomenal adhesive strength in its ...

Scientists studying the secrets of gravity-defying geckos have discovered that the lizards’ toes can grip certain surfaces even when wet. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...