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Gecko Feet Inspire Sticky Tape
Makarand writes "Geckos have the remarkable ability to climb the most smooth surfaces and hang from
glass ceilings with a single toe. Their feet are covered with millions of nanoscopic keratin
hairs that can exert an intermolecular force - called van der Waals force - producing
an adhesive effect on surfaces they walk on. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have been able to
mimic the
adhesive ability of Gecko feet with a synthetic material that could find applications
in new types of vehicle tires or allowing robots to climb walls. The material is made
by using a mould created by a lithographic process and consists of a flexibile and strong
substrate covered with 100 million nanoscopic hair each centimetre square.
It might take several more years before Gecko tape is made commercially available to the wanna-be Spiderman, but he will have to thank the Gecko for that, not the spider."
but how exactly do you store thousands of geckos with their backs glued to a roll of plastic ?
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
Geckoman, Geckoman
does whatever a Gecko can
sticks to wall, any type
catches thieves just like flies
look out here comes the Geckoman
his super long tongue shooter? ;)
I'm sure it would be a big hit with the ladies.