A revolution in 3D printing could help scientists speak to spiders. Researchers from MIT have designed a 3D model that helps them listen to the music of spiders, and maybe even speak with them.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University innovators are taking cues from nature to develop 3D photodetectors for biomedical imaging. The Purdue researchers used some architectural features from spider ...

Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs. If humans could enter the spider's world, they could learn about web construction, arachnid behavior and more.

May 15, 2015: 3D-printed webs (Nanowerk News) Spider silk has long been noted for its graceful structure, as well as its advanced material properties: Ounce for ounce, it is stronger than steel.MIT ...

Scientists have turned spider webs into music -- creating an eerie soundtrack that could help them better understand how the arachnids spin their complex creations and even how they communicate.

Lei Yu, a Ph.D. candidate at Tsinghua University, took inspiration from arachnids when he devised this 3D printing robot that spins a spider-like web around itself.

Spiders are able to build their webs without scaffolding or supports, so having a better idea of how they work could lead to the development of advanced new 3D printing techniques, he said.

Innovation spins spider web architecture into 3D imaging technology. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 28, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 10 / 201021085058.htm. Purdue University.