Traditional anti-slip materials, such as natural rubber, repel water. But on ice, this approach can backfire. The pressure ...

Gecko feet inspire anti-slip shoe soles ... And they often don't perform as well on wet ice, which has a nanoscale quasi-liquid layer (QLL) that makes it even more slippery.

Most anti-slip shoe sole materials attempt to address this problem by repelling liquid water. Such is not the case with the experimental new polymer, however, which draws inspiration from gecko toes .

Engineers said the new shoes would stop them being like "Bambi on ice" Thames Water engineers have been given new anti-slip shoes to help them stay on their feet while carrying out repairs this ...

The anti-slip shoe grips have been designed to easily slip over any pair of shoes and boots. T hey feature high quality, special ground-gripping steel studs that offer excellent traction on ice ...

And nearly half of these incidents happen on ice. Current anti-slip shoe soles rely on materials such as natural rubber that repel the layer of liquid water that sits atop pavement on a rainy day.

Slips and falls account for more than 38 million injuries and 684,000 deaths every year, according to the World Health Organization. And nearly half of these incidents happen on ice. Current anti-slip ...

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7. Try Ice Grips. If you're not too keen on the DIY-ing, you can always slip ice grips onto your existing boots.They're a surefire way to add tread without compromising the integrity of your shoes.

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