Author Archives: arjaybe

About arjaybe

Jim has fought forest fires and controlled traffic in the air and on the sea. Now he writes stories.

Spider Feet

Posted on 2012-07-25 by arjaybe

Edit: See below for more on the eyes of jumping spiders. Geckos aren’t the only animals that use van der Waals force to stick to the ceiling. Scientists in Germany and Switzerland have been using electron microscopes to look at … Continue reading →

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Gecko Feet

Posted on 2012-07-18 by arjaybe

Since the characters in Green Comet have “gecko feet,” I thought it would be good to republish an original article from my erstwhile newspaper column, “Tech Nickels.” This was originally published when biomimetic scientists were first uncovering the marvels of … Continue reading →

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Extensions to Green Comet

Posted on 2012-07-12 by arjaybe

Many of the people who read Green Comet ask if there will be more. While I wrote the novel I wasn’t thinking of that and I wasn’t planning anything beyond this book. All I wanted was to put together a … Continue reading →

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