“Solving this problem could provide cost savings and certainly an environmental savings. It means we could increase the recycling of more foam and plastics, and further reduce our environmental footprint.”
Thus remarks Debbie Mielewski, Ford senior technical leader for plastics and sustainability research, on a new Ford research effort. The automaker is going to study the toe pads of geckos in order to (hopefully) improve Ford adhesives and part recyclability. You can read an interesting Ford release on the subject via the Twitter post embedded below.
It’s a sticky subject, but this gecko may play a surprising part in #Ford’s future. https://t.co/iPM13bamck pic.twitter.com/r6pPli9BNh
— Ford Drive Green (@FordDriveGreen) November 16, 2015
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