Previously, [Joel] had built a web-slinging system based around a pressurized tank of hot glue worn like a backpack. What it lacked in miniaturization, it made up for in functionality. However ...
The researchers at Tufts University have created a real-life version of Spider-Man's web-shooters, and it’s not just some sticky string in a can. This is cutting-edge biomimicry at its finest.
But it turns out if Peter's web is anything like real spider silk, then his web-slinging antics are more realistic than they might appear. Now, spider silk doesn't look very durable. After all ...
Researchers at Tufts University took those imaginary scenes seriously and created the first web-slinging technology in which a fluid material can shoot from a needle, immediately solidify as a ...