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April 30, 2008, 11:32 am
Device 'spins silk like spiders'A device that partially mimics the process by which spiders produce fine, yet super-strong, silks has been built. [BBC News]
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Spiders spin their webs using a remarkably strong material called spider silk, or gossamer, which is made out of protein. What are the amazing properties of this protein?
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