Despite being the most diverse family of spiders, Salticidae (jumping spiders) are poorly studied in Madagascar with only 47 of the total 105 species recorded in the last 100 years. Here, we describe ...

I feel like every time you hear a new spider discovery, it's just as mind boggling as the last one you heard. They're an incredible group. Astronaut Ilan Ramon taking silk samples from Australian ...

But developing such fibres with the stiffness, elasticity and adhesive properties of spider silk has been a challenge – until now, researchers at Tufts University say. Silk solution solidifies ...

Web-slinging technology inspired by Spider-Man is now a reality thanks to innovative work by researchers at Tufts University. This remarkable advancement uses silk-based materials to shoot a fluid ...

Polymer, Recycling, Industrial, Sustainability and Manufacturing (PRISM), Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Athlone N37HD68, Ireland ...

I have read a thread of spider silk the thickness of a pencil could stop a large airliner in flight, though as far as I’m aware the suggestion hasn’t been tested. The real issue here though is that ...

Scientists at Tufts University have made Spider-Man’s web-slinging superpower a reality. While still in development, the technology allows a user to shoot liquid silk and pick up objects 80 times its ...

It increased the adhesiveness and tensile strength of the spider-man-inspired silk fiber by 18 and 200 times, respectively. Chitosan is a naturally occurring substance found in the shells of ...

However, while they made significant progress with silk-based materials, the researchers had yet to replicate the mastery of spiders, which can control the stiffness, elasticity, and adhesive ...

For years, researchers have been attempting to create robust fibres that could serve as tethers, drawing inspiration from the silk secreted by various insects, including moths and spiders.

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