Inspired by insects, scientists have designed a dry tape that can be repeatedly peeled off while retaining its adhesive properties. Inspired by insects, scientists have designed a dry tape that can be ...

Geckos' feet are right up there with adhesive tape, when it comes to being able to stick to things. Unlike tape, however, those feet retain their adhesive qualities even after many, many uses. Now, ...

If there’s one animal that’s inspired endless scientific research—it’s the gecko. The lizard’s ability to seemingly defy gravity and walk on walls has resulted in robots that can repair spaceships in ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) – It’s not your average sticky tape. One of the “toughest materials ever reported” in the form of a reusable adhesive has been developed by researchers at the Department of ...

Scientists have developed a smart, reusable adhesive more than ten times stronger than a gecko's feet adhesion, pointing the way for development of reusable superglue and grippers capable of holding ...

Darren Quick writes on Gigmag.com that "the secret to the wall climbing ability of many insects and geckos lies in the thousands of tiny hairs called setae that cover their feet and legs." The hairs ...

Inspired by the toe pads of tree frogs and crickets, scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, have developed a super-sticky reusable adhesive. Conventional tape cracks when it is ...