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From CNET News.com:
As moviegoers prepare for the splashy Spider-Man 3 to hit U.S. theaters next week, an Italian scientist has quietly formulated a plan for a "smart" suit that could one day turn those fans into wall-climbing superheroes, too.
In an upcoming paper, Nicola Pugno, a professor of structural engineering at the Polytechnic University in Turin, Italy, discusses formulas for fashioning carbon nanotubes into superadhesive gloves and boots that could be used to create a Spider-Man-like suit in the near future. He also outlines a theory for using carbon nanotubes to create large invisible cables that could act as human-strength cobwebs.
The designs for the materials are modeled from the adhesive properties of the gecko, a tropical lizard whose sticky feet can scale trees.
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