Walk Like a Gecko

The Independent reports that scientists have found a way to replicate the stick-to-the-ceiling ability of the gecko for use by people.

A 2mm-square segment of the tape was strong enough in one test to support a Spiderman toy - 15cm high and weighing 40g - by one hand from a glass ceiling. This means that covering the two palms of a man with the tape would enable his full weight to be supported, the scientists report in the journal Nature Materials.