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German researchers are developing reusable adhesive tape inspired by what tropical creature?

German researchers are developing reusable adhesive tape inspired by what tropical creature?

Answer: geckos

Darren Quick writes on Gigmag.com that "the secret to the wall climbing ability of many insects and geckos lies in the thousands of tiny hairs called setae that cover their feet and legs." The hairs maximize contact points on surfaces.

A German research group has patterned adhesive tape with the same hairlike-properties, creating tape the researchers claim is at least two times more difficult to pull off than traditional sticky tape, Quick writes.

Read the full story on Gizmag.com.

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