Vegan spider silk: a new material for plastic replacement

From time immemorial, man has drawn inspiration from nature to innovate. By looking at the exceptional strength of spider webs and trying to replicate it with plant proteins, researchers at Cambridge University have developed a new, fully home-compostable plant-based polymer film that is as strong as fossil fuel-based plastics. Bags, bottles, trays, tubes, cans, flasks,…
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