Bioinspired process makes materials light, robust, programmable at nano- to macro-scale

A new bioinspired process combines top-down and bottom-up assembly to turn silk protein into materials that are easily programmable at the nano-, micro- and macro-scales; ultralight; and robust. Structures made included a web of silk nano fibers able to sustain a load 4,000 times its own weight.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170227120350.htm

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