Can this Gecksin material hold the 700lbs?
Apr 28, 2016 #2 billy_joule Science Advisor 1,200 331 Synthetic Gecko skin? Did you have a link? Anything can hold 700lb if you have enough of it.
Apr 29, 2016 #3 aerohead_18 33 4 https://geckskin.umass.edu/ Interesting stuff, but there doesn't seem to be much out there about how exactly it works.
https://geckskin.umass.edu/ Interesting stuff, but there doesn't seem to be much out there about how exactly it works.
May 3, 2016 #4 The Bill 347 134 They say that an index card size piece can hold 700lb. If they mean a 3"x5" card, that's only about 47psi, which seems reasonable for this sort of thing. It's a few times better than suction cups, which are limited by local atmospheric pressure.
They say that an index card size piece can hold 700lb. If they mean a 3"x5" card, that's only about 47psi, which seems reasonable for this sort of thing. It's a few times better than suction cups, which are limited by local atmospheric pressure.
May 3, 2016 #5 berkeman Mentor 62,204 12,976 aerohead_18 said: https://geckskin.umass.edu/ Interesting stuff, but there doesn't seem to be much out there about how exactly it works. Yeah, if it's so great, why hasn't there been more activity in the last couple of years since that was posted?
aerohead_18 said: https://geckskin.umass.edu/ Interesting stuff, but there doesn't seem to be much out there about how exactly it works. Yeah, if it's so great, why hasn't there been more activity in the last couple of years since that was posted?
