Friday, October 12, 2007

Tree-frog inspires new super glue in India

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INSPIRED by the toe pads of tree frogs and crickets, researchers in India have created a form of sticky coating that is both strong and reusable.

When conventional adhesive tape is pulled off a surface, cracks form on the tape, which also picks up dust and other particles, quickly losing its stickiness.

Writing in the journal Science, the researchers described how the toe pads of tree frogs contain 'microscopic channel patterns' that stop cracks from forming.Read more...........Tree-frog inspires new super glue in India

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