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June 23, 2020Media, News, Events

New podcast is out: Spider silk special!
Spider silk is one of the toughest materials on earth – it’s super light, durable and sustainable. Is spider silk the raw material for clothes and protective gear of the future?
Cat chats to Dr Sean Blamires whose research explores ways to harness the spider silk’s special features for human use.
Listen in to the story:
bit.ly/BoilingPointScience | https://lnkd.in/gZMvW2Q | or whereever you get your podcasts from
Links:
A golden garment made out of the silk of over 1 million Madagascan spiders. It’s possible. But you probably don’t wanna try this at home:
https://lnkd.in/gJqUVVE#silk#spiders

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