Gecko feet have inspired many intriguing applications, including a sticky tape, adhesives, a "stickybot" climbing robot, and even a strapless bra design. Now, scientists have developed a new kind ...

Previous studies of gecko feet have led to new ideas for developing more effective anti-slip polymers. Those works found that their footpad’s stickiness comes from hydrophilic capillary-enhanced ...

Study co-author Bozhi Tian said they took a hint from how gecko feet stick and unstick from just about every surface type when developing their technique. This isn't the first time cutting-edge ...

Previous studies of gecko feet have led to new ideas for developing more effective anti-slip polymers. Those works found that their footpad's stickiness comes from hydrophilic capillary-enhanced ...

These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop, but to bury beneath the dunes of the Namib Desert. Strictly nocturnal lizards, they spend the day in self-dug burrows ...

They are easily formed and broken again, and only occur over short distances, like when the molecules on the gecko’s feet are very close to the molecules of the wall. The distance between the ...

As night fell across Nepal, a “long”-limbed creature emerged from its hiding place and climbed along some rocks near a ...

The best description of this material inspired by gecko feet would be this video, also from the Stanford BDML lab. It’s a neat material that we’ll probably find in Post-It notes in a decade ...

ANDY TORBET:And that's because of their specially designed feet and toe pads. The gecko really is a master climber, so I'm going to have to go beyond bionic if I'm going to match the climbing ...