Scientists Developing Commercially Viable Synthetic Gecko 122
Gordon from Seattle writes to mention a CNN article about a new way to hang out. A British aerospace team is working on a super-sticky substance they're calling "Synthetic Gecko". It mimics the hairs on a gecko's foot, and may eventually be developed as a reusable adhesive. From the article: "Each of the microscopic setae on a gecko's foot has a mushroom shaped cap on the end, less than one-thousandth of a millimeter across. This ensures that the gecko's foot is in very close contact with the surface beneath. The cumulative attractive force, called van der Waals force, of these setae allows the lizard to scurry up walls and ceilings, and even hang from polished glass surfaces. In 2003 scientists at the University of Manchester produced a one centimeter patch of 'gecko tape,' but neither the University of Manchester nor University of California teams managed to produce the material in a greater quantity, unlike Haq and Sargent, who have already tested areas larger than 10 centimeters-squared."
SpiderMan (Score:3, Funny)
Ah yes, Velcro Animal research of 40 years ago. (Score:5, Funny)
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all true (Score:4, Funny)
Geko Hunt (Score:3, Funny)
Rock climbing (Score:3, Funny)
As a rock climber, this is too cool.
Trad, Sport and Gecko? That would be something.
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New Synthetic Gecko (Score:4, Funny)
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Do the cars have tires that adhere to any surface, or is it the flies that have the tires?
(Couldn't help it)
One Simple call (Score:3, Funny)
DONT DO IT! (Score:5, Funny)
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But even so when I read your post I got a sudden mental image of a gecko hopping around with its tounge stuck to its foot
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