This "promising first step" could help to treat bladder, oral, head and neck tumors more effectively, said biomedical ...

The gecko foot uses tiny hair-like structures called setae to cling to surfaces by taking advantage of the Van der Waals force, the electrostatic interaction between two molecules.

key aspects of a gecko’s foot. What make’s a gecko’s foot so special (and so hard to reproduce) is that it doesn’t use either physical interlocking like Velcro or a chemical reaction to ...

Gecko feet have inspired many intriguing applications, including a sticky tape, adhesives, a "stickybot" climbing robot, and even a strapless bra design.Now, scientists have developed a new kind ...

Once its feet were soaked, the gecko lost its sticking power. For the team's final experiment, they soaked the gecko's feet in water for 90 minutes before placing it on a dry piece of glass.

When a gecko gloms a foot onto a surface, the billion-or-so spatulae that carpet its sole snuggle so close to the surface that intermolecular forces such as van der Waals bonds may come into play ...