All Articles Tagged As: gecko

Gecko's lessons transfer well (1/26/2010)

Rice graduate student Cary Pint has come up with a way to transfer forests of strongly aligned, single-walled carbon nanotubes from one surface to another -- any surface -- in a matter of minutes. The template used to grow the nanotubes, with its catalyst particles still intact, can be used repeatedly to grow more nanotubes, almost like inking a rubber stamp. ...> Full Article

New angle on gecko research (8/6/2009)

Scientists discover trigger that deploys geckos' amazing grip ...> Full Article

'Gecko vision': Key to the multifocal contact lens of the future? (5/8/2009)

Nocturnal geckos are among the very few living creatures able to see colors at night, and scientists' discovery of series of distinct concentric zones may lead to insight into better cameras and contact lenses. ...> Full Article

As Sticky as a Gecko - but Ten Times Stronger! (10/28/2008)

Successful construction of a gecko-inspired adhesive that is ten times stronger than a gecko, at about 100 newtons per square centimeter. ...> Full Article

New gecko-like adhesive shakes off dirt (9/12/2008)

Researchers create first adhesive that cleans itself after each use without the need for water or chemicals, much like the remarkable hairs found on the gecko lizard's toes. ...> Full Article

Scientists create gecko-inspired bandage (2/19/2008)

Researchers and colleagues have created a waterproof adhesive bandage inspired by gecko lizards that may soon join sutures and staples as a basic operating room tool for patching up surgical wounds or internal injuries. ...> Full Article

The Pitter Patter of Little Feet . . . Climbing Straight Up a Wall (1/30/2008)

New adhesive is first to mimic quick catch and rapid release traits of a gecko's foot ...> Full Article

Sticky questions tackled in gecko research (12/27/2007)

Velcro, Superglue and Post-It Notes... Three things that started out as obscure inventions but are now indispensable for everyday life. So what will the next idea to stick with modern society look like? The answer may lie in the tiny toes of a humble lizard, according to a University of Calgary biologist who is trying to figure out how geckos can cling to virtually any surface, including glass. ...> Full Article

Now it's not just Spiderman that can scale the Empire State Building (8/30/2007)

Physicists have found the formula for a Spiderman suit. Only recently has man come to understand how spiders and geckos effortlessly scuttle up walls and hang from ceilings but it was doubted that this natural form of adhesion would ever be strong enough to hold the weight of real life Peter Parkers. ...> Full Article

Synthetic Adhesive Mimics Sticking Powers of Gecko and Mussel (7/21/2007)

Geckos are remarkable in their ability to scurry up vertical surfaces and even move along upside down. Their feet stick but only temporarily, coming off of surfaces again and again like a sticky note. But put those feet underwater, and their ability to stick is dramatically reduced. ...> Full Article

Nanotube Adhesive Sticks Better Than a Gecko's Foot (6/19/2007)

Mimicking the agile gecko, with its uncanny ability to run up walls and across ceilings, has long been a goal of materials scientists. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Akron have taken one sticky step in the right direction, creating synthetic 'gecko tape'� with four times the sticking power of the real thing. ...> Full Article