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Silkworms spinning spider webs

(PhysOrg.com) -- A spiders silk is strong and more elastic and has a large range of possible medical applications. However, spiders have a history of being territorial and prone to cannibalism, so the idea ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (15) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Mussels -- material artists with grip

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces and collaborators at the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Chicago believe they have uncovered the basis how ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Spider silk glue inspires next-generation technology

(PhysOrg.com) -- Water affects orb spider web glue differently than cobweb glue. Orb web glue reacts to humidity, but cobweb glue resists it. These findings by a University of Akron research team inspire the ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antennas in your clothes? New design could pave the way

(PhysOrg.com) -- The next generation of communications systems could be built with a sewing machine.

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Intel Itanium 9300 Processor Raises Bar for Scalable, Resilient Mission-Critical Computing

Intel Corporation today introduced the Itanium processor 9300 series, previously codenamed "Tukwila," which delivers more than double the performance of its predecessor, boosts scalability and adds reliability features to ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How long is a piece of thread? Long enough to save a life

A discovery by Monash University scientists could see humble cotton thread emerge as a core material in low-cost 'lab-on-chip' devices capable of detecting diseases such as kidney failure and diabetes.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast