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Geckos have an odd ability that seems to allow them to defy gravity; it has been puzzling scientists (and superhero comics authors) for decades, as they hang upside-down on vertical surfaces with the least of efforts. By analyzing the Gecko feet, researchers were able to come up with a material that surpasses the res... |
10 October 2008
10:23 GMT |
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Thai system builder Norhtec has announced its plans of releasing a sub-$300 ultra-mobile PC built around a previous design from Quanta. The new model will be called "the Gecko" and is especially designed for the developing-country markets. The Gecko is powered by a Via C7-M ultra-low voltage processor running at a d... |
8 March 2008
06:37 GMT |
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Gecko lizards are amazing due to their capacity to walk on walls and upside down on the ceilings. Lizards' ability to defy gravity and attach to smooth surfaces like glass is due to their setae, hair-like structures of their feet. They do not secret glue, but use weak molecular forces, called Van der Waals, to g... |
21 December 2007
02:52 GMT |
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If you like the red-blue suit, wear it, as people could climb vertical walls in a not such a remote future just like the comics/movie superhero Spiderman. Nature already developed the technology, which is employed by spiders, many insects and gecko lizards. All these species have tiny "hairs" on the tip of their fee... |
3 September 2007
07:00 GMT |
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What do you do when two substances just won't stick to each other, no matter how hard you try? You take a peak at Mother Nature and try to copy some of her surprising solutions. A new super glue does exactly that and learns from the masters in the field the gecko and the mussel.The Gecko is a small lizard, one ... |
19 July 2007
02:46 GMT |
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Nature prevails over human technology in many cases. Gecko lizards have amazed people for long with their ability to walk on walls and ceilings. The secret behind this amazing ability lies on an unique quick-release mechanism that permits geckos to strongly adhere to a surface, but then detach with ease, unlike conve... |
15 June 2007
03:32 GMT |
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