Secret of the sticky foot.

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  • Author(s): Baumgartner, Henry
  • Source:
    Mechanical Engineering. Aug2000, Vol. 122 Issue 8, p78. 3p. 2 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      GECKOS; ADHESIVES
    • Abstract:
      Focuses on a study of the gecko's feet by biologists and engineers to determine the possibility of developing a dry adhesive. Examination of the small hairs in the foot; Measurement of the forces of movement; Research on the replication of a self-cleaning dry adhesive.