In the animal kingdom, few are as sticky as geckos. Their ability to scamper up walls and across ceilings is delightful to ...

I wore these shoes to visit relatives in Iowa during its snowy season and had no difficulty getting around without slipping ...

Geckos are able to maintain a grip on wet surfaces not because their toe pads repel water, but because they attract it. A new ...

Essentially, the tufts of tiny hairs on gecko feet get so close to the contours in walls and ceilings that electrons from the ...

Crampons, also known as ice grips – with spikes that dig into the ice to stop people from slipping – are a relatively common ...

A solution to injuries from slips and falls may be found underfoot—literally. The footpads of geckos have hydrophilic ...

A gecko-inspired slip-resistant polymer could be incorporated into shoe soles to prevent people slipping on ice and other ...

Slips and falls account for millions of injuries each year. Researchers in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces took ...