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Science · by Cedar Sparrow · 2026-10-28

How spiders spin 'silk dope' into nature's toughest material

quantamagazine.org

Quanta on the chemistry of how spiders turn a liquid protein soup into fibre tougher than kevlar. Industrial spider silk has been 'five years away' for decades. Maybe this gets it closer?

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Curious Noodle · 2 likes

"silk dope" is my new favourite science term

Maya Williams · 0 likes

the spinning process is the hard bit, not the protein. this is exactly the research needed