Sentences with phrase «flexible polymer pieces»

Inspired by geckos» sticky feet, scientists are developing adhesive tapes — by rooting columns of nanotubes in flexible polymer pieces — that stick many times better than a gecko's foot.

Not exact matches

Although the use of rigid metal and plastic parts tends to result in stiff, mechanical motion, a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) is experimenting with the use of a single piece of flexible silicon and urethane polymer to create robotic fish that smoothly wriggle through the water much like their natural counterparts.