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Gecko

Origin: cf. F. & g. Gecko; so called from the sound which the animal utters.

(Science: zoology) Any lizard of the family Geckonidae. The geckoes are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and vertical, elliptical pupils. Their toes are generally expanded, and furnished with adhesive disks, by which they can run over walls and ceilings. They are numerous in warm countries, and a few species are found in Europe and the united states. See wall gecko, fanfoot.


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by 2009queenb
Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:50 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Putting them down - Metabolic Bone disease
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The Fiber Disease

... to systematically tailor performance in multivariable environments. A great example, which has received much attention recently, is the foot of a gecko. The gecko's foot is covered with hundreds of thousands of "hair"-like protrusions which dictate a gecko's precise control of adhesion ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:01 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

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by London
Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:27 am
 
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Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Gecko climbing mechanism

Dear All, Please kindly help me with this How does the hydrophobic nature of gecko feet allow adhesion to wall surface and also why it is self-cleaning in nature???? How does this Van der Waals force on the toe hair interact with the surface to cause adhesion????

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by dummy2006
Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:43 am
 
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Topic: Gecko climbing mechanism
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brain cancer

see the page with a gecko attached there and it's written "nanotechnology".

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by victor
Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:43 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: brain cancer
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