Chinese Scientists have introduced an innovative, green alternative to nylon and Kevlar
Check out the thought emporium on YouTube, that dude been working on yeast that make spider silk. Also tons of other cool projects
Spider silk breakthroughs have been a tech news staple since the nineties, as far as I can remember.
Never have seen a product that makes use of the special properties.
Production has been a real bottleneck. Also, I’m skeptical they got the actual strength right in this headline. It’s strong, but it’s still a biological material.
Edit: Yeah, it’s half as strong per weight as a high-strength synthetic polymer, and weaker than normal steel on a volumetric basis. It stretches really far before it snaps though, which has implications for things like energy absorption.
I’m excited for companies to never utilize this indestructible fabric in things like clothes and socks, backpacks, straps, and anything else that tends to break or fray.
facepalm
Well, we have a horror movie intro right in the article.
Mi first realized that the experiment had been successful when he saw the silkworm’s eyes turning red under the microscope.
