News tagged with sticky feet
From nature, robots
(PhysOrg.com) -- To a robot designer like Sangbae Kim, the animal kingdom is full of inspiration. "I always look at animals and ask why they are the way they are," says Kim, an assistant professor of mechanical ...
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New gecko insights inspire even stronger adhesives
At first glance, a gecko skittering up a wall and a flat-screen television attached to the same wall have little in common.
Mar 14, 2012 |
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The gecko walks on sticky pads
As sticky as a gecko. Wageningen UR Veni-researcher Marleen Kamperman tries to stick with plastic material full of microscopic rods.
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Inspired by gecko feet, scientists invent super-adhesive material
For years, biologists have been amazed by the power of gecko feet, which let these 5-ounce lizards produce an adhesive force roughly equivalent to carrying nine pounds up a wall without slipping. Now, a team ...
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Researchers uncover a mechanism to explain dune field patterns
In a study of the harsh but beautiful White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, University of Pennsylvania researchers have uncovered a unifying mechanism to explain dune patterns. The new work represents a contribution ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Plant with 'eggbeater' testure inspires waterproof coating
A floating weed that clogs waterways around the world has at least one redeeming feature: It's inspired a high-tech waterproof coating intended for boats and submarines.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 10, 2011 |
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A biologically inspired tape uses some of nature's tricks to stick
Insects can run up walls, hang from ceilings, and perform other amazing feats that have for centuries fascinated human observers. Now scientists from the Zoological Institute at the University of Kiel, in Germany, who have ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Unexpected adhesion properties of graphene may lead to new nanotechnology devices
Graphene, considered the most exciting new material under study in the world of nanotechnology, just got even more interesting, according to a new study by a group of researchers at the University of Colorado ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Frog feet could solve a sticky problem
Tree frogs have specially adapted self-cleaning feet which could have practical applications for the medical industry.
Jul 03, 2011 |
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A year after BP spill, US vows to restore Gulf
Residents bowed their heads at a sunrise vigil Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the massive blowout on BP's Deepwater Horizon rig, which unleashed the biggest maritime oil spill in history and blackened ...
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Do snails need their slime trails to move ahead? It's a sticky question
(PhysOrg.com) -- High-resolution videos of moving snails and slugs reveal the details of how snails get around on their own distinctive brand of slime.
Apr 07, 2011 |
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