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How do gecko lizards unstick themselves as they move across a surface?
Gecko use the Van de Waals force to stick themselves to surfaces but how do they unstick themselves. This article provides the answer.
Gecko-inspired suit could have you climbing the wall
Nicola Pugno at the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy has come up with a scheme for an adhesive material and "spider silk" based on carbon nanotubes that could have you sticking to walls like ...
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