Now what kid hasn’t dreamed of having this ability? Wonder what kind of trouble people will get in when they can scale the outside of buildings easily. Sounds like great fun.

SOLDIERS and spies of the future could be given special “Spider-Man” suits, enabling them to climb up sheer surfaces and even stick to the ceiling, according to a leading British engineering firm.

BAE Systems has developed a material that closely mimics the feet of a gecko lizard, which can scale vertical glass and other slippery surfaces with ease.

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