The Lizard That Uses Nanotechnology to Walk Upside Down

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Check out Self-Evident on PBS Voices: We’re on PATREON! Join the community ►► Geckos can grip and climb almost anything. Walking up walls, hanging upside down… even from glass. It’s almost like they can defy gravity. How do they do it? The secret lies in nanotechnology. I’ll tell you how that works and how scientists are using this incredible gripping ability to inspire next-generation adhesives. Here’s the secret behind a gecko’s gravity defying grip. References: Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: AlecZero Amy Sowada Baerbel Winkler Benjamin Teinby Denzel Holmes Diego Lombeida Dustin Eric Meer George Gladding Jay Stephens Karen Haskell Marcus Tuepker Oliver and Arden Bradshaw Peter Ehrnstrom Robert Young Salih Arslan Vincbis Z