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Gecko-Inspired Tape Can Be Reused Thousands of Times
Zothecula writes "As is so often the case these days for those searching for a better way to stick stuff together, researchers from the Zoological Institute at the University of Kiel in Germany have turned to the biology of gravity-defying ceiling walkers, such as geckos and insects. These creatures served as inspiration for a new dry adhesive tape that not only boasts impressive bonding strength, but can also be attached and detached thousands of times without losing its adhesive properties."
I could probably save 15% on my dry adhesive bill by switching to this new tape.
my spider-man suit will be complete!!!
All geckos will suddenly go extinct, and we'll see a "Scotch" brand van disappear into the night.
Walking on the ceiling is easy... so easy a caveman could do it.
"That's the way to do it" - Punch
Save 15% or more on your tape purchases, while knowing you're secure.
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Ehh, nothing a good lick won't fix!
. . . or the tape will stick to your tongue. This sounds like "licking a flag pole in winter advice" . . .
(Having had Geckos, I know that they actually do this quite a bit.)
Yeah, but did they hobble around with their feet stuck to their tongues . . . ?
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
You had dreams about not being able to walk? :)
"None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license." --John Milton
He lives in Australia, you insensitive clod!
So it's a tape that uses too much RAM?
no, it will instead develop in office workers the upper body strength of a titan
Geckos get the dirt off much the same way you get dirt off your skin. Flexibly controlled by muscles causing constant minuscule reshaping of the surface causes loose particles to fall off.
Some of us slashdotters actually prefer to shower regularly instead of waiting for "loose particles to fall off".