Here, a scanning electron microscope image of microscopic hairs on a fiber array. The hairs bond with materials that come in contact with them and make a skid-resistant surface.
Photos: The boxfish, coming to a highway near you
by CNET News.com | October 27, 2006, 5:49am PDT | Image 1 of 7
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have concocted an array of microfibers, inspired by the gravity-defying gecko, that can keep objects from sliding down near-vertical surfaces.
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