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139: The Science of Spider-Man

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References & Further Reading

Spider-Man
  1. https://www.britannica.com/art/comic-book
Spiders
  1. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/invertebrates/facts/spiders
  2. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/09/ask-grown-up-spiders-stick-walls-ceilings
  3. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trade-secret-of-sticky-sp/
    4. Radiation
    1. https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-basics
    2. https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radiation-health-effects
    3. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/060418-chernobyl-wildlife-thirty-year-anniversary-science
      4. Soft Exosuits
      1. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/epoly-2020-0049/html
      2. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/exosuit-sri-robotics-darpa-soldiers
        3. Spider Silk
        1. https://www.britannica.com/science/elasticity-physics
        2. https://www.britannica.com/science/tensile-strength
        3. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/epoly-2020-0049/html
          4. Gecko Gloves
          1. https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/november/gecko-inspired-device-112114.html
          Spider Sense
          1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/02/23/prototype-suit-gives-you-real-life-spider-sense/amp/
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