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Spider silk may have springs or rubber properties
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Spider silk may have springs or rubber properties

This rugged and durable material is stronger than steel, tougher than nylon and is better elastic than Kevlar. So what material is it? Not far away is spider silk.

December 18, 2018
Making nylon from cassava
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Making nylon from cassava

The bio-plastic type made from cassava flour is completely biodegradable after 60 days of being buried underground.

December 16, 2018
Cover guava fruit with nylon bag to prevent pests
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Cover guava fruit with nylon bag to prevent pests

The use of plastic bags, paper bags or bags used to cover fruits and prevent harmful pests has been applied for a long time by some countries in the region and obtained…

December 16, 2018
Production of nylon - 6 environmental stems
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Production of nylon - 6 environmental stems

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, have found a method of synthesizing environmental stems to make caprolactam, precursors of nylon-6, from cyclohexanone.

December 16, 2018