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Legend of the famous 'Silk Road' in history
A better understanding of the path carries many great and interesting things that people of the past created.
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Spider-Man's weapons are not logical about science
Silk threads help Spider-Man move and defeat many enemies may not contain as much power as on film.
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Discover the life of Asian people 500 years ago
Recently, the Smithsonian Institute organized an exhibition to provide viewers with precious art pictures of the lives of Asian countries hundreds of years ago.
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See the wonders of Buddhism on the legendary Silk Road
This Buddhist wonder consists of many temples built in artificial caves, digging into the steep sandstone cliffs.
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The truth about how spiders move about on a spider web
Spiders have a special trick that helps them move easily on glue-like filaments on their webs.
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Why can spider web trap the insects?
Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley (USA) have discovered spider webs that trap flying insects (such as butterflies, dragonflies, etc.) with electros…
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Discover the mystery of spider silk
Studies on spider web have revealed the secrets behind the extraordinary structure of natural silk, which is a powerful weapon for multi-label species.
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Why aren't spider species caught in their own nets?
Over the years, many assumptions have been made to explain why spiders are not caught in their own nets. But until recently the answer to this problem has just been disc…
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The best thermal conductive spider silk
Xinwei Wang, a mechanical engineering expert at Iowa State University and colleagues, looked for heat-conducting materials and discovered great applications of spider si…
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The mystery of the strength of spider silk has been discovered
Now, German scientists have returned to the basics and believe that they have found the reason why spider silk becomes so strong.
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Social relations are important for baboons
The baboons that mothers have a close relationship with other females are more likely to survive to adulthood than those nurtured by less-than-social mother monkeys.
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Spider silk may have springs or rubber properties
This rugged and durable material is stronger than steel, tougher than nylon and is better elastic than Kevlar. So what material is it? Not far away is spider silk.
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Lake water 2000 years strange between arid desert
If someday you get lost in the vast desert and suddenly appear in front of a beautiful and clear lake, you will surely think that you are lost in some fairyland. However…
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Strange spider rain in Australia
A small town in Australia has just suffered a strange phenomenon that occurred on a gloomy day and countless tiny spiders and their webs covered the ground like a rain o…
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Decipher the secret of spider web
A new study has found that spiders have cleverly woven decorative white silk threads that cross as a trick to protect their network from being damaged.