Winter signifies the return of Harvard’s most humiliating extreme sport: trying not to slip on ice while getting to class.

Researchers from the University of Minho in Portugal started with silicone rubber polymer and added zirconia nanoparticles to make the material attract water molecules. After they rolled the composite ...

Keep your balance, even in ice, sleet, and snowBy Catherine RobertsThe icy ground outside your door, on sidewalks, and in ...

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

Traditional anti-slip materials, such as natural rubber, repel water. But on ice, this approach can backfire. The pressure ...

Stuffed porpoise stomachs and blood custard for the rich, pickled carrots for the poor, and ale for all. Europeans in the ...

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

They have a rubber sole that can stand up to the longest concourse treks, but they won't take up much room in your suitcase.

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

Regularly transitioning between two paces requires specific aspects in running shoes. Here’s what to look for and which shoes ...

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

Sure, I may be a bit of a shoe snob, but it’s my job to have a ... I’ve been relying on these Sperry Saltwater Boots during this slippery and icy NYC winter. I’m obsessed with the short ...