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Combination of wood fibre, spider silk could pose as rival to plastic
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): It's a no-brainer that humans have generated tonnes of plastic and are now looking for a better alternative to it. Well, researchers at the Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have succeeded in discovering a strong and extensibl
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Spider silk could be used as robotic muscle: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Mar 4 (ANI): Spider silk, known as one of the strongest materials for its weight, turns out to have another unusual property. It might lead to new kinds of artificial muscles or robotic actuators, researchers have found.
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Spider silk can help microphones work better in hearing aids
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 1 (ANI): Here's a ray of hope for people, who are hard of hearing, as according to a study, fine fibers like spider silk can improve the quality of microphones in hearing aid.
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