University of Akron: With the Help of Frogs, Graduate Student Wins Award for Tire Tread Research
October 31, 2018
October 31, 2018
AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 31 -- The University of Akron issued the following news release:
Arnob Banik, a graduate teaching assistant in our Department of Mechanical Engineering, has won an award for developing a solution to improve tire treads to achieve better wet traction.
His inspiration? Frog toe pads.
Frog toe pads, or, essentially the bottom of tree frog's feet, are sticky and adhesive in nature (making it easy for them to climb trees). This makes them a go . . .
Arnob Banik, a graduate teaching assistant in our Department of Mechanical Engineering, has won an award for developing a solution to improve tire treads to achieve better wet traction.
His inspiration? Frog toe pads.
Frog toe pads, or, essentially the bottom of tree frog's feet, are sticky and adhesive in nature (making it easy for them to climb trees). This makes them a go . . .