Spider legs build webs without the brain's help – providing a model for future robot limbs
The Conversation,
Arachnophobes often cite spiders’ unpredictable movement as the basis of their fear, pointing out how each spindly leg seems to…
Spider legs build webs without the brain's help—providing a model for future robot limbs
Phys.org,
Arachnophobes often cite spiders' unpredictable movement as the basis of their fear, pointing out how each spindly leg seems to…
Spider dragline silk as torsional actuator driven by humidity for applications as artificial muscle
Phys.org,
Home Chemistry Materials Science March 7, 2019 March 7, 2019 by Thamarasee Jeewandara, Phys.org feature Spider silk is a self-ass…
Essential Science: Spider silk inspires new electronics
Digital Journal,
The European and Singapore based researchers are excited about a new finding relating to spider silk and are discussing how the…
Spider silk could spin out new phononic materials
Materials Today,
Scientists have studied the microstructure of spider silk to see how it transmits phonons, quanta of sound that also have…
Spiders Spin Unique Phononic Material | Lab Manager
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Researchers at Rice University, in Europe, and in Singapore discover band gaps in spider silk How spider silk transmits phonons—q…
Spiders spin unique phononic material
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Illustration by Dirk Schneider Scientists at Rice University and in Europe and Singapore studied the microstructure of spider…
Spiders Spin Unique Phononic Material
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Spiders spin unique phononic material - Technology Org
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New discoveries about spider silk could inspire novel materials to manipulate sound and heat in the same way semiconducting…
Spiders spin unique phononic material
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Home Chemistry Materials Science July 25, 2016 July 25, 2016 New discoveries about spider silk could inspire novel materials to…
Spiders spin unique phononic material
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HOUSTON – (July 25, 2016) – New discoveries about spider silk could inspire novel materials to manipulate sound and heat in the…
Spider Silk Offers Clues to Semiconducting Circuit Behavior
Controlled Environments,
Scientists at Rice University and in Europe and Singapore studied the microstructure of spider silk to see how it transmits…
Spiders spin unique phononic material
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Spiders spin unique phononic material
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HOUSTON - (July 25, 2016) - New discoveries about spider silk could inspire novel materials to manipulate sound and heat in the…
Spider Silk is a Fine-Tuned Alert System
Smithsonian Magazine,
Web fibers can send a wide range of messages
Spiders Tune In To Web's Music To Size Up Meals And Mates
NPR,
Pluck the silk of a spiderweb and it vibrates like a guitar string, scientists say. By strumming the strands and detecting the…
Spiders’ Webs Hum With Information
New York Times,
Spider silks can vibrate along a wide range of frequencies, conveying crucial information about prey.
Scientists Discover How Spiders Communicate Through Webs
International Business Times,
News story from Oxford Mail on Saturday 07 June 2014
Oxford Mail,
Spiders Use Their Webs to Communicate
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A new study revealed that spiders use their webs to communicate with each other, plucking the netting like guitar strings to…
Spiders give off vibrations to react to their environment
The Voice of Russia,
News story from The Evening Telegraph on Friday 06 June 2014
The Evening Telegraph,
News story from Daily Mail on Thursday 05 June 2014
Daily Mail,
Spiders Listen to Their Webs
National Geographic,
A spider's silk web is more than a home. It's also a stringed instrument.
Web Silk Helps Spiders Access Sensory Information
Austrian Tribune,
'Spiders harness the power of music'
Business Standard,
Spider silk, when plucked like a guitar string, transmits vibrations across a wide range of frequencies so that its sound…
Spider web is New Guitar String!
French Tribune,
Recent researches have revealed that the silk of the spider's web sends across vibrations in a wide range just like a guitar's…
How spiders tune their web
The Oman Observer,
Spiders use web to get information
MSN,
Spiders Harness the Power of Music
Nature World News,
Spiders apparently know how to harness the power of music. Spider silk transmits vibrations across a wide range of frequencies…
News story from Wired.co.uk on Tuesday 03 June 2014
Wired.co.uk,
Spiders know the meaning of web music
Phys.org,
Spider silk transmits vibrations across a wide range of frequencies so that, when plucked like a guitar string, its sound…