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Spider silk could help build a better hearing aid. Here’s how

Researchers have figured out how to use arachnid technology to improve the quality of hearing aids.

Hearing aids could one day get an upgrade with help from a spooky source: spiders spinning super-fine silk.

Humans hear through their eardrums, which

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