The science of the golden spider-silk cape
A spider-silk cape that took one million spiders to make is a stunning example of nature's beauty, but silk has more to offer than a flashy outfit Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Materials Science...
Source: LabSpaces - Friday, 27 January
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