For those who usually work on the roof for reconstructing or repairing houses, you know best how dangerous metal roofs can be as they are sloped and slippery. Therefore, wearing appropriate shoes is ...
Researchers in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces report using silicone rubber enhanced with zirconia nanoparticles to create a gecko-inspired slip-resistant polymer. They say the material, which ...
A new polymer, which was inspired by this phenomenon, could find use in shoe soles that keep people ... it was found that the polymer was most slip-resistant when it contained just 3% to 5% ...