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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)

The Pitter Patter of Little Feet . . . Climbing Straight Up a WallNew 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)

Sticky questions tackled in gecko researchVelcro, 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)

Now it's not just Spiderman that can scale the Empire State BuildingPhysicists 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)

Synthetic Adhesive Mimics Sticking Powers of Gecko and MusselGeckos 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)

Nanotube Adhesive Sticks Better Than a Gecko's FootMimicking 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

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