On the dance floor, the warmth of a “disco inferno” can certainly be felt, even when its flames are invisible. At least that’s what a recent study on inaudible bass and dancing found. Dance floor ...

Geckos are able to maintain a grip on wet surfaces not because their toe pads repel water, but because they attract it. A new polymer, which was inspired by this phenomenon, could find use in shoe ...

For millennia, the gecko has offered inspiration to humans. As far back as the 4th Century BC, Aristotle marveled at the nimble reptile’s ability to “run up and down a tree in any way, even with the ...