Not Signed In - Biomedical Devices Could Be Strengthened By Lycra-Like Materials Inspired By Spider Silk
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:00 PM EST
... Creating artificial substances that are both stretchy and strong has long been an elusive engineering goal. Inspired by spider silk, a naturally occurring strong and stretchy substance, MIT researchers have now devised a way to produce a material that begins to mimic this combination of desirable properties. [click link for full article] ...
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