I read an article in hippiemagazine.com about research that is being done on gecko's feet. Obviously the gecko has been running up & down vertical surfaces, and holding onto things with one toe for a while. And I learned we have been doing some research on it for a while now too! It's coming more to light now at Berkeley where they are using the concept called biomimicry. This is where we look at nature's solutions and apply them to more complex design issues. Like our adhesives we use. Why can't we use the same tools that the gecko's use?

So now after putting the foot under the microscope, literally, we realize that they have hairs that independently adhere to surfaces. They work on hard or soft, dry or wet, underwater, even in a vacuum! How amazing is that!

It just really keeps my hopes up for a better world for our kids. Everyday we are making new discoveries that can make our world a better place to live in, and trying not to waste our resources. There are some people out there that the all-mighty dollar isn't in charge of how they think and it really is about the over-all good! It makes me optimistic of what we can do and what we can change if we put our minds to it. I mean, to get a SUPER STICKY, all natural glue from learning about mother nature! Right On!