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Method of production of artificial silk
The Japanese company Spiber said it has found a new way to produce artificial silk to meet the needs of the textile industry.
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Lightweight fabric from artificial spider silk
The Japanese spider company created a spider silk fiber called Qmonos (meaning spider web in Japanese).
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Solar cells are thinner than spider silk
The solar cells that Austrian and Japanese scientists have announced are thinner than spider silk, with so much elasticity that they can be wrapped around the hair.
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Use spider silk to make strings
Not only used to make bulletproof shirts, silk spider silk is now also used to make violin strings.
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Armor made of spider silk
After years of effort, the scientific community may eventually find a way to create armor from spider silk that is both light and firm.
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Spider silk, human skin
A Dutch cell biologist and artist has created a synthetic silk spider silk and human skin that can reduce the radius of the rifle bullet to half.
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Artificial leather bulletproof
Dutch scientists have found a way to develop man-made skin, 10 times stronger than steel and bulletproof.
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There will be an electronic screen made of spider silk
Future electronic reading devices and LED displays can be made of silk, thanks to the breakthrough innovation of Taiwanese researchers.
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Japanese violin string from spider silk
Professor Shigeyoshi Osaki of the Nara Medical College (Nara Prefecture) of Japan has successfully built violin strings from spider silk.
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Production of metamaterials based on spider silk structure
Scientists have recently discovered that it is possible to rely on the crystal structure of spider silk to create new materials.
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Artificial fibers can absorb water in the air
Chinese researchers based on the dew drops on the surface of spider silk invented an artificial fiber that could absorb water in the air.
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Super-durable material from spider silk
Spider silk is already stiffer and lighter than steel, but now scientists have figured out how to increase its hardness by three times by adding a small amount of metal.
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Material of yarn from fermented bacteria
From the idea of finding new materials to replace cotton and silk, Gary Cass, a West Australian University laboratory technician, invented a fermented fabric that could…
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Producing nanofibres from natural fibers
Natural materials such as spider silk, collagen and cotton could be a cheap and abundant source of materials for nanofibers, according to Chinese and American scientists.