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Scientists discover spider that spins 80 ft webs with silk tougher than steel
High above the rivers of Madagascar, a small arachnid is quietly rewriting what I thought was possible in nature. The ...
It’s almost time to dust off the Halloween decorations and adorn the house with all manner of spooky things, including the classic polyester spider webs. Scientists reporting in ACS Nano have made ...
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Scientists found a spider that builds 80-foot webs, and its silk is tougher than steel
A spider no larger than a coin has upended what scientists thought they knew about natural materials. Discovered in the wilds ...
What makes spider silk so extraordinarily strong and elastic at the same time? This was the focus of recent investigations carried out by researchers from the University of Greifswald, the University ...
Silkworm thread has been turned into superstrong material that surpasses the strength of natural spider silks, according to research. Scientists have made it 70 percent stronger than a spider's silk ...
Discover why only female Darwin's bark spiders produce the strongest silk, surpassing steel in toughness and strength.
Nephila clavata, a golden orb weaver. — Image by Kinori via Wikimedia / Public Domain Nephila clavata, a golden orb weaver. — Image by Kinori via Wikimedia / Public Domain A new study finds the amount ...
NEW YORK (AP) — With two pairs of fine-tipped tweezers and the hands of a surgeon, Cheryl Hayashi began dissecting the body of a silver garden spider under her microscope. In just a few minutes she ...
Spider silk is one of the strongest materials on Earth, technically stronger than steel for a material of its size. However, it’s tough to obtain — spiders are too territorial (and cannibalistic!) to ...
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