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Scientists have followed nature's lead to come up with an adhesive tape that stays sticky even on dusty surfaces. A self-cleaning adhesive tape inspired by the feet of geckos has been developed that ...

As is so often the case these days for those searching for a better way to stick stuff together, researchers from the Zoological Institute at the University of Kiel in Germany have turned to the ...

Gecko feet have long been a source of inspiration to scientists striving to make superstrong, reusable adhesives. Now researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found a new way to make such an ...