Lamprey-inspired suction cup lifts 850 times its own weight

Lamprey-inspired suction cup lifts 850 times its own weight

A lamprey's ever-so-attractive oral disc

Lampreys are able to stay securely attached to whales and sharks as they hurtle through the ocean, so you’d think they could teach us a thing or two about suction. It turns out that they can indeed, as scientists have developed a lamprey-inspired suction cup that can lift 850 times its own weight.

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Category: Technology

Tags: Biomimicry, Peking University