Adjustable adhesion power: What fakirs can learn from geckos
Monday, January 4, 2016 - 13:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Imagine a new type of tires whose structure has been designed to have greater adhesion on the road. Physicists have now developed a model to study the importance of adhesion in establishing contact between two patterned, yet elastic, surfaces. This new approach matters when the scale of adhesive forces, is comparable to elastic forces on materials such a tires.