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Synthetic Spider Silk

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Navarre Bartz

A line-art diagram of the microfluidic device. On the left, in red text, it says "Fibrillization trigger (CPB pH 5.0). There is a rectangular outline of the chip in grey, with a sideways trapezoid on the left side narrowing until it becomes an arrow on the right. At the right is an inset picture of the semi-transparent microfluidic chip and the text "Negative Pressure (Pultrusion)." Above the trapezoid is the green text "MaSp2 solution" and below is "LLPS trigger (CPB pH 7.0)" in purple. The green, purple, and red text correspond with inlets labeld 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Three regions along the arrow-like channel from left to right are labeled "LLPS region," "pH drop," and in a much longer final section "Fiber assembly region."

While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making useful drag line fibers has proved a daunting challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Japan and …read more Continue reading Synthetic Spider Silk→

Spider Silk, Spider Silk, Made Using a Strain of Yeast

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Brian McEvoy

Companies spend thousands developing a project for the market, hoping their investment will return big. Investing like this happens every day and won’t shock anyone. What may surprise you is someone who spends more than a decade and thousands of their own dollars to make an open-source version of a …read more

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With Wool and Down Off the Table, What the Heck Do Vegans Wear in the Winter?

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Kaleigh Rogers for Motherboard

Biotech is quickly advancing the world of textiles to give vegans animal-free options to stay cozy. Continue reading With Wool and Down Off the Table, What the Heck Do Vegans Wear in the Winter?→