Would you be interested in hearing spider songs? MIT researchers have created haunting (albeit confused and jumbled) music out of spider webs; they created 3D scans of the webs and assigned different notes to different strands and made the melody based on how spiders constructed the webs over time. The researchers are looking into the possibility of influencing spiders’ behavior using the music, as they sense the world primarily through their webs’ vibrations. Read full article here
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The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here