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Researchers of KIT and the Carnegie Mellon University
Developed a Reusable Adhesive Tape Modeled on Nature – Publication in the
Journal of the Royal Society
Geckos outclass adhesive tapes in one respect: Even after
repeated contact with dirt and dust do their feet perfectly adhere to smooth
surfaces. Researchers of the KIT and the Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, have now developed the first adhesive tape that does not only
adhere to a surface as reliably as the toes of a gecko, but also possesses
similar self-cleaning properties. Using such a tape, food packagings or
bandages might be opened and closed several times.