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Jul 15, 2019 13 min

Gecko and adhesives

from 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter Hosted by BBC World Service

How do geckos walk up walls and across ceilings? It is all down to the hair-like structure on their feet. A sticky material based on these clever lizards could help us grab debris in space! With Patrick Aryee. For more information and animations: www.bbcworldservice.com/30animals #30Animals

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