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New study: Why silk is so strong

News: Nanotechnology    March 15, 2010
It’s been said for quite some time that silks, especially spider silks, are pound-for-pound stronger than steel. Silk is also famously flexible. Now there is a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, Cambridge, USA) that explains how this strength is the product of something that shouldn’t be that strong – simple hydrogen bonds [...]
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Concept News: Engineering tissue from fractal channels

News: Synthetic Biology    December 29, 2009
First off, tissue engineering is not only for paper products; it can also mean engineering of living tissue. In fact, fabricating tissue is one of the cornerstones of bioengineering. Many artificial organs will be built from engineered tissue. Currently the most successful tissue biomaterials are used for replacement skin and cartilage, but the field is [...]
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