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Chemical engineers at Cornell have created a small device that may one day turn troops into real life spider-men. The device would cradle in the palm of the hand, allowing troops to scale walls. It uses an adhesive inspired by the Floridian leaf beetle, an insect that &quot;can adhere to leaves with power 100 times stronger than its own body weight&quot;.
	
	
		Via Wired's Danger Room,
	
	
		&quot;The gadget consists of a three-layered plate powered by a common 9-volt battery. The electric field pumps water through each layer, causing droplets to pop through tiny holes in the top layer. Each water droplet yields ...more 
	
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