What Do Spiders Have in Common with Batteries? (IMAGE)

University of Groningen

What Do Spiders Have in Common with Batteries?

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What do spiders have in common with batteries? Nothing so far, but the material developed in the research published in Science Advances on July 17 by G. Portale and co-workers may change this in the future. The inset shows a robust membrane created using a spider silk inspired polyelectrolyte that is capable of efficiently transport protons.

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Giuseppe Portale, University of Groningen

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