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Geckos are sticky without effort


December 2, 2014

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Scientists have studied a variety of features in geckos such as the adhesive toe pads on the underside of their feet with which geckos attach to surfaces with remarkable strength. University of California, Riverside, biologists have now conducted experiments in the lab on live and dead geckos that show for the first time, that dead geckos can adhere to surfaces with the same strength as living geckos. The research could have applications in the field of robotics.Full Story

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University of California, Riverside

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