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Producing artificial spider silk lighter than cotton, more durable than steel
This work was done by a team at Washington University (Saint Louis, Missouri, USA) using bacteria to synthesize spider silk proteins.
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US Army tests armor armor with dragon armor with better bullet resistance than Kevlar
Silk carries the strong properties of spider silk, but is easy to produce like silk.
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Bulletproof vests will be made of spider silk
American chemists from the Air Force Research Laboratory and Purdue University reported their new military invention. It was a bulletproof vest based on spider silk.
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Super-durable plastic materials, self-destructible are made from shrimp shells and silk
Researchers at Harvard University have created a material named
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New generation artificial spider silk: more durable than steel and 98% made from water
Spider silk is stronger than steel and harder than Kevlar, but successfully building on a large scale in the laboratory is still an obsession for scientists for decades.
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Chinese scientists create super-strong silk that leads to electricity
As the textile industry goes down, this may be a new dimension for silkworms studied and developed.
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The screen is particularly flexible like silk, can be cut in pieces and still use
Japanese researchers have created a type of screen that you can ... cut and still use normally.
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The US military's armor will probably use ten times more kevlar than the spider silk
It looks like future bulletproof armor will use silk spider silk instead of plastic resin.
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US test 'dragon silk' is more durable than steel
The US military intends to invest $ 1 million to develop a lightweight, flexible, and durable hybrid silk spider silk jersey over steel.
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Clothes made from spider silk
The good news for fashion enthusiasts and also bad news for those who are afraid of spiders is that we are getting closer to creating costumes made of spider silk.
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Safe silk technology keeps fresh fruit longer
US researchers have developed silk-wrapping technology that allows the fruit to remain fresh and succulent even when not in the refrigerator for a week.
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The world's first super warm artificial spider silk jacket
The lightweight and durable Moon Parka artificial silk jacket will be the perfect choice for cold days.
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Silk Light - The smart light bulb 'reading position' of the biological clock
As a smart light bulb capable of automatically adjusting color temperature in accordance with the biological pace of the user's body, Silk Light has brought a definition…
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Will there be artificial spider silk like Spiderman's?
Will silk help you swing back and forth from building to building?
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Technology 'prime minister' fashion goods 'clones'
British scientists say they have developed a possible test