Here is another link to an article you might find intersting.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1200/3_158/64697763/p1/article.jhtml
:o) Tobey
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In a message dated Sat, 13 Jan 2001 7:36:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, Michael Kearney
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At 06:17 PM 13/01/2001 +0100, you wrote:
does anybody know any god articles about how gecko toepads actually works
You should also check out Kellar Autumn and co's research. They worked out the
adhesive force of a single gecko foot hair (seta) and found that they are incredibly
powerful; if you covered one side of a dime with setae it could hold a weight of 20
kilos! They are looking to develop adhesives based on gecko setae that could lead to
sticky-tapes that work underwater and in a vacuum (e.g. in space).
Kellar's website is:
http://www.lclark.edu/~autumn/dept/index.html
Michael
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