Inspired by the super-sticky power in the hair on gecko feet, researchers have created an adhesive so unusual that it can be used in conditions as cold as outer space or hot as molten ...

It’s the result of years of academic research that Kerst built on by inventing a method to mass-manufacture the adhesive. Inspired by the way real-life gecko feet grip surfaces, you could think ...

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 ...

But now news comes from Stanford University of a dry adhesive based on the same principle a gecko uses to walk up a wall. Gecko feet have microscopic flaps that stick to surfaces because of Van ...

The ghostly web-footed gecko is nearly translucent with a pale ... They move surprisingly quickly across the sand, and adhesive pads on their toes make them excellent climbers.

A side view provided by a scanning electron microscope shows that the structural integrity of the carbon nanotube adhesive holds up after exposure to 1033 degrees Celsius. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

QUESTION How do geckos turn off the stickiness of their feet? Geckos have remarkable adhesive properties on their feet, ...

But now news comes from Stanford University of a dry adhesive based on the same principle a gecko uses to walk up a wall. Gecko feet have microscopic flaps that stick to surfaces because of Van ...

reusable adhesive tape from gecko feet; Velcro from burdock seeds and suction cups from octopus suckers. Lotus Flower:© Agnese Abrusci, all other images courtesy of Getty ...