From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Wed Aug 28 2002 - 10:18:11 MDT
Slashdot had a comment on a CNN article that scientists
have unraveled what allows Gecko's to stick to walls.
Turns out they are using millions of hairs with tiny
pads that use van der Walls forces to bind their feet
to whatever surface they are climbing on.
URL:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/08/26/science.geckos.reut/index.html
Cool!
Robert
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