MIT: Coatings for Shoe Bottoms Could Improve Traction on Slick Surfaces
June 02, 2020
June 02, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
Inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting, MIT engineers have designed a friction-boosting material that could be used to coat the bottom of your shoes, giving them a stronger grip on ice and other slippery surfaces.
The researchers drew on kirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting paper as well as folding it, to create the new coating. Laboratory te . . .
Inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting, MIT engineers have designed a friction-boosting material that could be used to coat the bottom of your shoes, giving them a stronger grip on ice and other slippery surfaces.
The researchers drew on kirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting paper as well as folding it, to create the new coating. Laboratory te . . .