Geckos' feet are right up there with adhesive tape, when it comes to being able to stick to things. Unlike tape, however, those feet retain their adhesive qualities even after many, many uses. Now, ...

Inspired by insects, scientists have designed a dry tape that can be repeatedly peeled off while retaining its adhesive properties. Inspired by insects, scientists have designed a dry tape that can be ...

Scientists have developed an adhesive that is both sticky and reusable thanks to inspiration from snail mucus, according to a new study. Things stick together thanks to a combination of various ...

Scientists have developed a smart, reusable adhesive more than ten times stronger than a gecko's feet adhesion, pointing the way for development of reusable superglue and grippers capable of holding ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) – It’s not your average sticky tape. One of the “toughest materials ever reported” in the form of a reusable adhesive has been developed by researchers at the Department of ...

A team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts in the United States has developed a new, reusable adhesive based on the feet of the gecko. Around 60 per cent of gecko species have adhesive ...

Taking a cue from Ma Nature, scientists have unveiled a new adhesive tape that is both surprisingly strong and can be reused thousands of times. If there are two things a gecko does incredibly well, ...

A magnified, "aerial" view of the gecko-inspired adhesive. The light blue dots represent debris, before (left) and after cleaning (right). Even the stickiest tapes lose their strength over time as ...

For years scientists have tried to make strong, reusable adhesives by mimicking the microscopic hair-like structures on gecko toes that give the lizard its climbing ability. But those structures are ...