Web of intricacies: Spiders are the real pros in silk production. But the real pros in silk production are — hold your breath — spiders. But, try as we may, we still haven’t cracked the code of how to synthesise spider silk, which can be used for everything from producing gun-sights and sutures to light, bulletproof jackets and seat belts. Well, here’s some of our strongest scaffolding silk — as you know it’s six times as strong as steel wire of the same diameter! “Not to worry sir, all the scaffolding silk we sell has been harmonically tuned.

Source: Indian Express May 12, 2018 18:30 UTC