When watching a gecko climb up a vertical wall with ease, one may wonder if this is due to having sticky feet, really sharp ...

He demonstrated the climbing capabilities of gecko-inspired materials in a TED talk, sharing footage of climbers scaling vertical glass surfaces with special, dry adhesive pads. The material works ...

Geckos can climb smooth surfaces, including vertical glass, due to the van der Waals forces between these tiny hairs on their footpads and the surface. (Image: Emily Kane) The determination of boiling ...

ANDY TORBET:'I've been set the ultimate gecko climbing challenge. 'I'm going to scale a ten-storey glass building 'using just my hands and feet. 'To help me, I'm going to rely on friction.