In the course of evolution nature has arrived at startling materials solutions to ensure
survival. Investigations into biological surfaces, ranging from plants, insects and geckos to …

Spaceflight is facing a sustainability problem in Earth orbit, where about 90% of all man-
made trackable objects are without functional use. Existing research activities on active …

Perching-and-takeoff robot can effectively economize onboard power and achieve long
endurance. However, dynamic perching on moving targets for a perching-and-takeoff robot …

Bioinspired structural adhesives that are capable of bonding two objects together have
recently found widespread applications in industrial fields, because of their promising …

Controlling adhesion on demand is essential for many manufacturing and assembly
processes such as microtransfer printing. Among various strategies, pneumatics‐controlled …

Dynamic adhesion characteristics of synthetic adhesives have attracted massive attention
recently. Specific to the mushroom-shaped adhesive structures with outperformed adhesion …

To achieve better adhesion, micropillar arrayed surfaces inspired by the gecko adhesion
system have gained significant attention. However, debate continues on whether micropillar …

Bioinspired adhesives that emulate the unique dry and wet adhesion mechanisms of living
systems have been actively explored over the past two decades. Synthetic bioinspired …

Bioinspired micropillar adhesives have shown broad application prospects in space capture
and docking, due to their strong adhesion, good environmental adaptability, and reusability …

In the early twenty-first century, extensive research has been conducted on geckos' ability to
climb vertical walls with the advancement of microscopy technology. Unprecedented studies …