Surfaces that grip like gecko feet could be easily mass-produced

ScienceDaily
May 7, 2020, 9:47 am116 pts
The science behind sticky gecko's feet lets gecko adhesion materials pick up about anything. But cost-effective mass production of the materials was out of reach until now. A new method of making them could usher the spread of gecko-inspired grabbers to assembly lines and homes.

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