Spidersilk the novel has many great concepts in it. For instance, the idea of traveling from one point to another using a worm hole is prominent. Technology also plays a strong part in the book. Both of the concepts are prominent in our own world, even if we struggle with them at times. Recently, scientists have seen a connection between the two. In fact, the science behind wormholes may help us work our way through problems wie have with computer tech!

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http://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-could-use-wormholes-to-beat-the-uncertainty-principle-and-it-might-help-solve-some-of-computer-science-s-most-intractable-problems-time-travel-seems-much-more-common-in-science-fiction-than-in-reality-we-ve-never-seen-anyone-from