Tougher than Kevlar

[matty]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/01/0117_020117TVspidermammals.html

 

There are still more current links surfacing on this from the likes of ABC but I've not gotten to them & I'm partial enough to NatGeo.

Edited October 10, 2011 by matty

[Enthalpy]

The claim in that old paper was to have produced the protein, which isn't quite the filament.

 

More essentially, I disagree with all statements of "strongest material yet" as they always compare a single filament of their junk with a complete thread or yarn or lamination of established materials. In µm diameter, all materials are extra-strong, steel and ceramic and aramide and graphite much more so than spider silk or carbon nanotubes. Wait until someone achieves to twist a thread or yarn of their junk, you'll see how bad it really is.

[matty]

*Lol*, does sound rather incredulous, doesn't it?, I did question it myself, why, then, hadn't we seen it not just arrive on scene but blow up?--Shoulda made bigger news beyond just the disgusting, lol.