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Researchers develop durable 3D-printed plastic material inspired by spider webs [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 1 December 2020 [Share with a friend]( [SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [STMicroelectronics BlueNRG-LP Programmable Bluetooth® LE 5.2 Wireless SoC]( [STMicroelectronics BlueNRG-LP programmable Bluetooth® LE 5.2 wireless SoC]( Digi-Key Electronics The [BlueNRG-LP]( available from Digi-Key, is an ultra-low-power programmable BLE wireless SoC solution. It embeds [STMicroelectronics’]( state-of-the-art 2.4 GHz RF radio IPs combining unparalleled performance with extremely long battery lifetime. 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