"The Reinvention of Silk," an article published in today's New York Times, discusses new, outside-the-box creations of this versatile filament. Since spider's can't spin enough of it, "some scientists are ... working on reinventing the one silk that is commonly available — that of silkworms. They are reconstituting it to make novel materials that have the potential to go far beyond the dream of bulletproof vests." Read full article
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(above) Silk creations by Tufts University researchers include a coilmade of silk substrate and gold that can help tell when food goes bad.
(above) Pure silk fibroin powder used to make solvent-based silk scaffolds that take a long time to degrade in the body.Photo credits: Bryce Vickmark, for the NYT
(above) Silk creations by Tufts University researchers include a coilmade of silk substrate and gold that can help tell when food goes bad.
(above) Pure silk fibroin powder used to make solvent-based silk scaffolds that take a long time to degrade in the body.
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