ScienceTake: Climbing a Glass Building? Try a Gecko’s Sticky Pads

Monday, November 24, 2014 - 19:10 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The lizard and, well, Spider-Man, have ideal tools for scaling slippery surfaces. Engineers have copied the gecko’s clingy foot pads.

Read the whole article on NY Times Science

More from NY Times Science

Learn more about

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net