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Investigating how spiders spin their silk, researchers unravel a key step (5/14/2010)

Scientists from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen and the University of Bayreuth have unraveled a decisive step in nature's way of producing spider silk; with industrial partners, they are working toward biomimetic production of synthetic fibers with comparable strength and elasticity. In Nature, they explain how spider silk proteins can be stored in high concentrations without clumping and then drawn at a moment's notice into fibers with five times the tensile strength of steel. ...> Full Article



Spider silk reveals a paradox of super-strength (3/18/2010)

Spider silk reveals a paradox of super-strengthSince its development in China thousands of years ago, silk from silkworms, spiders and other insects has been used for high-end, luxury fabrics as well as for parachutes and medical sutures. Now, National Science Foundation-supported researchers are untangling some of its most closely guarded secrets, and explaining why silk is so super strong. ...> Full Article



New analysis of the structure of silks explains paradox of super-strength (3/16/2010)

New analysis of the structure of silks explains paradox of super-strengthSpiders and silkworms are masters of materials science, but scientists are finally catching up. Silks are among the toughest materials known, stronger and less brittle, pound for pound, than steel. Now scientists at MIT have unraveled some of their deepest secrets in research that could lead the way to the creation of synthetic materials that duplicate, or even exceed, the extraordinary properties of natural silk. ...> Full Article


Spider web glue spins society toward new biobased adhesives (10/22/2009)

Spider web glue spins society toward new biobased adhesivesWith would-be goblins and ghosts set to drape those huge fake spider webs over doorways and trees for Halloween, scientists in Wyoming are reporting on a long-standing mystery about real spider webs: It is the secret of spider web glue. The findings are an advance toward a new generation of biobased adhesives and glues -- "green" glues that replace existing petroleum-based products for a range of uses. A report on the study is in the October issue of ACS' Biomacromolecules, a monthly journal. ...> Full Article


Now it's not just Spiderman that can scale the Empire State Building (8/30/2007)

Now it's not just Spiderman that can scale the Empire State BuildingPhysicists have found the formula for a Spiderman suit. Only recently has man come to understand how spiders and geckos effortlessly scuttle up walls and hang from ceilings but it was doubted that this natural form of adhesion would ever be strong enough to hold the weight of real life Peter Parkers. ...> Full Article


For Spider-Strength Silk Go Back To Basics (6/6/2007)

For Spider-Strength Silk Go Back To BasicsIf you want to spin silk like a spider then you need to rethink your starting material, Oxford University scientists have discovered. ...> Full Article

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