Bigger proteins, stronger threads: Synthetic spider silk | Digital Science Tech News Sep 1, 2018 Spider silk is among the strongest and toughest materials in the natural world, as strong as some steel alloys with a toughness even greater than bulletproof…
Engineering scientists use bacteria to create biosynthetic silk threads… Tech News Aug 27, 2018 Engineers at Washington University have created bacteria that produce biosynthetic silk that’s as strong as the real thing. Credit: Christopher Bowen…