Spiders Spin 'Silk Dope' into Nature's Toughest Material

(quantamagazine.org)

38 points by ibobev5 hours ago

1 comments

  • jdw6437 minutes ago
    Would it be uneconomical to make clothes from spider silk? But I'm curious what kind of spider Spider Man's web comes from.
    • dcminter6 minutes ago
      Define economical :)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Golden_Spider_Silk_Cape" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Golden_Spider_Silk_Cape</a>