gecko tape

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2953852.stm

Professor Geim has high hopes for the gecko tape and is convinced its remarkable properties will eventually find many applications.

"We had this idea of making some tape the size of a hand and suspending someone outside the laboratory window.

"We decided not to do it because it would have taken a long time and cost thousands and thousands of pounds, and wouldn't have proved anything scientifically. But we had lots of volunteers."