Spiders produce Kevlar-tough webs after being fed carbon nanotubes

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This is something that’s either incredibly cool or incredibly scary depending on how you feel about spiders. Technology Review brings us word that materials scientist-Emiliano Lepore at the University of Trento in Italy has discovered a way to spray spiders with water that contains-carbon nanotubes and graphene flakes that will give them the power to spin silk that matches “the toughness of state-of-the-art carbon fibers such as Kevlar.” Apparently, the spiders actually swallow and ingest the nanotubes before being able to create this super silk. FROM EARLIER:-It looks like ‘Android M’ will deliver one of Android fans’ most wanted features What applications could this sort of experiment possibly have besides giving spiders the ability to trap us inside Kevlar-tough webs

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