What Can Snakes Teach Us About Engineering Friction?
What Can Snakes Teach Us About Engineering Friction?
If you want to know how to make a sneaker with better traction in the rain, just ask a snake. That’s the theory driving the research of Hisham Abdel-Aal, PhD, an associate teaching professor in Drexel University’s College of Engineering who is studying snake skin to help engineers improve the design of textured surfaces, such as engine cylinder liners, prosthetic joints — and yes, maybe even footwear.
Snakes use friction and redistribution of their weight to slither on flat terrain
What Can Snakes Teach Us About Engineering Friction?
The mechanics of slithering locomotion
Snakeskin and its applications
David Hu sells quirky research with an apartment full of snakes
Multimedia Gallery - Corn snake wearing cloth jacket for experiment on serpentine movement
What can snakes teach us about engineering friction?
Study shows snakes use more force than necessary when climbing trees
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