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Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have concocted an array of microfibers, inspired by the gravity-defying gecko, that can keep objects from sliding down near-vertical surfaces.
At left is a scanning electron microscope image of microscopic hairs on a fiber array. The hairs bond with materials that come in contact with them and make a skid-resistant surface.
October 27, 2006 3:55 AM PDT
Photo by: Left: UC Berkeley. Right: Flickr user Copleys.
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