Monday, September 03, 2007

Wall-crawling just like Spidey!

Scientists have a deveoped a suit the can help humans make like Peter parker and stick to walls.

One scientist, quoted in Science Daily notes:


With the idea for the adhesion now in place, there are a number of other mechanics that need addressing before the Spiderman suit can become a reality. Size-effects on the adhesion strength require further research. Moreover, man's muscles, for example, are different to those of a gecko. We would suffer great muscle fatigue if we tried to stick to a wall for many hours. However now that we are this step closer, it may not be long before we are seeing people climbing up the Empire State Building with nothing but sticky shoes and gloves to support them."

Isn't science wonderful?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Science is wonderful! Every now and then something comes to the forefront that makes you remember that science is supposed to inspire wonderous awe, and here it is!

Anonymous said...

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