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Gecko tape

This page describes van der waals forces, and how we have tried to copy geckos.

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Johannes van der Waals

Biography of Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837 - 1913), who won the 1910 Nobel prize in physics.

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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.

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