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Published online 5 November 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041101-17
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Stickiness takes on new shapes
Model of how animals stick to walls could aid engineers.
Animals such as insects and lizards employ an impressive range of tools to achieve surface-scaling superpowers. The structures they use include everything from flat attachment pads, used by grasshoppers, to microscopic hairs, which cover the feet of geckos.
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