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Spider and remote sensing

How spider webs could help us detect vibrations in the earth and the built environment. This ‘remote sensing’ could help in small scale energy harvesting.

When a fly hits a spider’s web the web sends vibrations to the spider crouched at its edge. This is known as remote sensing. The webs may help us design sensors to detect vibrations in the earth and the built environment. These vibrations could be turned into electricity. This could lead to small scale energy harvesting.
With Patrick Aryee.
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