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Spider silk is often touted as some of the strongest material on Earth: According to some calculations, it can be up to five times stronger than steel cable of similar weight—though that comparison is ...

After decades of trying, scientists may have finally found a way to make body armor out of spider silk. Aside from being very cool, this would mean ultra-lightweight, super-strong, flexible body armor ...

When you think of the ultimate luxury fabric, what’s the first thing that pops into your mind? Silk, of course. So why are so many of us wearing cloth face masks made from synthetic materials that ...

When choosing a fabric to make a homemade face mask to protect against the novel coronavirus, silk is better than cotton, namely when used in conjunction with a respirator, according to a new study ...

Learn how to make a silk scarf with lightweight fabric. This beginner sewing project is a great to practice sewing silk and sewing hems. Silk is such a luxurious ...

A flexible battery made of gauzy silk films could power electronics and then melt away after a preset number of days (ACS Energy Lett. 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00012). The biodegradable ...

Though the days of pajama pants on Zoom are hopefully over, many people still strive to integrate comfortable loungewear into their wardrobe. Silk pajamas are one example of a sleepwear-loungewear ...

Doctors can put arrays of electrodes on the surface of the brain to pinpoint the source of epileptic seizures; patients can use such electrodes to control a computer cursor. But it’s still not safe to ...

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