Tech Focus

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September 2006

Sticking point for Synthetic Gecko

Extrapolating solutions within nature to achieve engineering applications invariably sounds unlikely, but one of the new technologies unveiled by BAE Systems at July's Farnborough International Airshow in England does just that. It is a new type of adhesive system inspired by the small gecko lizard, which is able to climb walls by using minuscule suckers on its feet.
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