Scientists look to geckos for stilettos

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 13:07 in Biology & Nature

They can run up walls with reckless abandon, and even stroll across the ceiling without falling off. Now the remarkable design of nature that makes geckos feet so sticky has been replicated by scientists hoping to design shoes that never wear out. The finding was published today in the journal of the Royal Society Interface...

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