 Gecko tips, on a drone!, Real Life surprises us again! |
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 770 Joined: 19-August 11 From: Middle-Eastern Europe Member No.: 36,268  |
So, scientists have invented something called "fibrillar dry adhesives", based on the abilities of geckos. And to test it, they built a robot that drives on walls.
Now I want gloves and socks covered with the stuff. However I am afraid that wallcrawling at my work is against the regulations. |
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Nov 4 2011, 02:11 AM
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Creating a god with his own hands Group: Members Posts: 1,405 Joined: 30-September 02 From: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Member No.: 3,364 |
IIRC the problem with these materials in current form is most any liquid, water or oil, will ruin their gripping ability.
when they say Dry, they mean it. |
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Nov 4 2011, 02:17 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Won't work in Seattle or Vancouver then. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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Nov 4 2011, 04:32 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,290 Joined: 23-January 07 From: Seattle, USA Member No.: 10,749 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Nov 3 2011, 09:17 PM)  Won't work in Seattle or Vancouver then. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) Oh, it doesn't rain up here in the Emerald City all the time. Sometimes it's just clouds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Nov 4 2011, 08:49 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,026 Joined: 13-February 10 Member No.: 18,155 |
Make that a lot of the time. I'd say you have less than a 50/50 chance of rain any given day if you have cloud cover here.
It's the rain shadow, though. Further north than UW, you get to see the strange and fickle effects of the regional convergence zone. |
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Nov 4 2011, 02:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 873 Joined: 16-September 10 Member No.: 19,052 |
Check this thing out:
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/worlds-first-...deo-25-10-2011/ (not sure if this was posted before.) I saw a vid of it flying on a german site, looks really cool and very SR! |
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