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Chemistry World
April 23, 2009
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Metal toughens up spider silk Spider silk, already one of the strongest fibres known, can be made even stronger by infusing metals into its protein structure, scientists in Germany say.   |
Chemistry World
January 5, 2011
Jon Cartright |
Silk woven into transistors Researchers in Sweden and Spain have created transistors woven from modified silk fibres. The breakthrough bodes well for a new generation of electronic circuits that can be incorporated into fabrics or inserted into biological environments. |
Chemistry World
February 15, 2011
Jon Cartwright |
Worms' diet the key to coloured silk Scientists in Singapore have found out how to produce coloured silk based on the diet fed to silkworms. |
Chemistry World
May 12, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Tying up spider silk's loose ends The way spider silk proteins can be stored as a fluid but spun instantly into fibres is all down to their end parts, European scientists have discovered. |
Chemistry World
September 2, 2015
Carolyn Devlin |
Shrinking hydrogel reinforces fabric for soft yet strong material A hydrogel -- fabric composite that can support a load almost three times greater than the fabric alone has been made by scientists. |
Chemistry World
April 25, 2013
James Urquhart |
Filler to patch up ancient silk delicates Chinese researchers have found a way to restore and strengthen ancient, fragile silk fabrics using an enzyme-mediated reaction to fill in tiny cracks in the fibers. |
Chemistry World
November 1, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Water-Catching Spinout From Synthetic Spider Silk Synthetic spider silk can collect water more efficiently than its natural counterpart |
Chemistry World
July 23, 2015
David Bradley |
Super-elastic wire stretches without losing power A conducting wire that can be stretched to 14 times its original length has been developed by scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas, US. |
Chemistry World
August 6, 2012
Andy Extance |
'Spider threads' bring great self-healing power US and Hong Kong scientists have invented a material that can heal itself from millimeter-scale cracks when heated, using spider-silk inspired plastic threads. |
Chemistry World
February 3, 2010
Hayley Birch |
How spider silk soaks up water Spider silk may change its structure when it gets wet, enhancing its ability to capture water from the air, a new study by Chinese scientists suggests |
Chemistry World
February 1, 2012
Steve Down |
The world's strongest fibers The toughest polymer yarn of all time has been made by mixing a polymer with sheets of reduced graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes during spinning. |
Chemistry World
August 3, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Weaving with bacteria Bacteria-packed fabrics that can suck pollutants out of water have been made by American researchers. |
