Gecko Feet Are Key to New Adhesive's Power (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Gecko Feet Are Key to New Adhesive's Power

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To substantiate their claims of Geckskin's properties, the UMass Amherst team compared three versions to the abilities of a living Tokay gecko on several surfaces. As predicted by their theory, one Geckskin version matches and even exceeds the gecko's performance on all tested surfaces.

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