Apparently I'm not the only admirer of the sticky marvels that are geckos (the Shedd Aquarium had a fantastic exhibition when I was in Chicago last week). A very cool science update courtesy of CNN:
"Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have created a new kind of surgical adhesive, formed in a shape that, at the microscopic level, mimics the feet of geckos."In development are internal bandages that "will be stretchy and will stay stuck even in wet places inside the body," which will apparently be handy in larascopic surgery, and could even replace stitches some day.
No reports yet about enabling humans to walk on the ceiling. MIT should get on that.
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