SPIDER 1 (IMAGE)

Rice University

SPIDER 1

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Scientists at Rice University and in Europe and Singapore studied the microstructure of spider silk to see how it transmits phonons, quanta of sound that also have thermal properties. They suggested what they learned could be useful to create strong synthetic fibers with silk-like properties.

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Illustration by Dirk Schneider

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