Skip to main content

Reset your password

Please enter the e-mail address you used to register to reset your password

Note: The verification e-mail to change your password should arrive immediately. However, in some cases it takes longer. Don't forget to check your spam folder.

If you haven't received the e-mail in 24 hours, please contact customerservices@ioppublishing.org

Registration complete

Thank you for registering with Physics World
If you'd like to change your details at any time, please visit My account

Close
Surfaces and interfaces

Surfaces and interfaces

Static electricity helps geckos get a grip

09 Jul 2014
Does a gecko's grip rely on contact electrification?
The amazing ability of some geckos to scale smooth walls and cling to ceilings could be primarily a

You’ve reached the limit of what you can view on Physics World without registering

If you already have an account on Physics World, then please sign in to continue reading

If you do not yet have an account, please register so you can

  • Access more than 20 years of online content
  • Choose which e-mail newsletters you would like to receive

Ian Randall is a science writer based in New Zealand
Read previous

Carbon nucleus seen spinning in triangular state
Read next

Plasmons excite hot carriers

Discover more from Physics World

Related jobs

Related events

Copyright © 2024 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors