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Liquid‐Superrepellent Bioinspired Fibrillar Adhesives Alexander von Humboldt

Liquid‐Superrepellent Bioinspired Fibrillar Adhesives

Certain species of insects, arachnids, and reptiles, most notably the gecko lizards, have micro‐ or nanoscale fibril arrays on their footpads that function as high‐performance dry adhesives, allowing them to effortlessly climb on diverse surfaces. Such remarkable attachment ability is based on van der Waals and capillary forces, and the…
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April 2, 2020
Liquid‐Superrepellent Bioinspired Fibrillar Adhesives Alexander von Humboldt

Liquid‐Superrepellent Bioinspired Fibrillar Adhesives

Certain species of insects, arachnids, and reptiles, most notably the gecko lizards, have micro‐ or nanoscale fibril arrays on their footpads that function as high‐performance dry adhesives, allowing them to effortlessly climb on diverse surfaces. Such remarkable attachment ability is based on van der Waals and capillary forces, and the…
bubmag
April 2, 2020
Michelle Obama Encourages Thanks for First Responders Amid Pandemic — Plus Other Ways to Help Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama Encourages Thanks for First Responders Amid Pandemic — Plus Other Ways to Help

Michelle Obama is reminding everyone to show some gratitude for the health care workers and other emergency personnel manning hospitals and medical facilities amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, the former first lady, 56, encouraged her Twitter followers to let healthcare workers know they appreciate the work being doing…
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April 2, 2020
A Russian plane that usually flies military supplies to Syria just brought aid to New York Syria

A Russian plane that usually flies military supplies to Syria just brought aid to New York

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April 2, 2020
Astronaut-turned-doctor more worried about dying in a hospital than on a rocket Barack Obama

Astronaut-turned-doctor more worried about dying in a hospital than on a rocket

The Challenger space shuttle launching in 1983. Image: nasa By Mark Kaufman2020-04-02 19:03:46 UTC Dr. Bill Fisher blasted off Earth in 1985 aboard a NASA space shuttle, speeding 18,000 mph through the atmosphere. But Dr. Fisher, now a 74-year-old emergency room physician, tweeted Wednesday: "I am genuinely more concerned about…
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April 2, 2020