{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/6744a8b61468aa82557398e2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Liquid Cats, Spider Silk, Sound Printing","description":"<p>Today, we’re bringing you three new stories that cover a few topics we’re really passionate about. You’ll learn about how cats become like liquid to fit through small spaces and why that’s a big deal, the new super sticky strong silk inspired by Spiderman, and a new method of 3D-printing that uses sound. Be sure to stick around until the end of the episode to hear a special message from Calli and Nate.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Liquid Cats&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“At-home experiments shed light on cats’ liquid behavior.” <a href=\"https://www.sciencenews.org/article/home-experiments-cats-liquid-behavior\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Andrea Tamayo. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“On the rheology of cats.” <a href=\"https://www.rheology.org/SoR/Publications/RheoBulletin/RB2014Jul.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by M.A. Fardin. 2014.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Cats are (almost) liquid! - Cats selectively rely on body size awareness when negotiating short openings.” <a href=\"https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2589-0042(24)02024-8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Péter Pongrácz. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“That dog won’t fit: body size awareness in dogs.” <a href=\"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-019-01337-3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by R. Lenkei, et al. 2019.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Spider Silk&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Spider-Man-inspired sticky silk fibers lift 80 times their weight.” <a href=\"https://newatlas.com/materials/spider-man-inspired-silk-fibers/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Paul McClure. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“Dynamic Adhesive Fibers for Remote Capturing of Objects.” <a href=\"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202414219\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Marco Lo Presti, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sound Printing&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Holographic direct sound printing.” <a href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11303524/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Mahdi Derayatifar, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Direct sound printing.” <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29395-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Mohsen Habibi, et al. 2022.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/producercody\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/calbits/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Calli</em></a><em> and</em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/smashleyhamer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> </em></a><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nate_from_the_internet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Nate</em></a><em> — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to </em><a href=\"https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity</em></a><em> to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.</em>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Discovery"}