November 26, 2004

Bulletproof diaphranous lingerie

Scientists in Isreal have created artificial spiderweb. Imagine anything (and everything) that contains thread or fiber, and note the improvement gained by using threads stronger than nylon or steel.

In a related (sorta) note, I once read a science fiction book where giant spiders were bred and used for construction purposes, spinning web the size of bridge cables. The very idea of riding a dump-truck sized arachnid like a mahout gave me nightmares for weeks.

Posted by: Ted at 12:12 PM | category: SciTech
No Comments | Add Comment
Post contains 81 words, total size 1 kb.

Comments are disabled. Post is locked.
22kb generated in CPU 0.0169, elapsed 0.1502 seconds.
68 queries taking 0.1405 seconds, 186 records returned.
Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink.