Learning from lizards
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 06:42
in Physics & Chemistry
Geckos are masters at sticking to surfaces of all kinds and easily unsticking themselves, too. Inspired by these lizards, a team of engineers has developed a reversible adhesion method for printing electronics on a variety of tricky surfaces such as clothes, plastic and leather...
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