# "Tech - Stretching spider silk to its high-tech limits"

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/tech-stretching-spider-silk-to-its-high-tech-limits/54379>\
**Category:** Lounge\
**Created:** [January 29, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/tech-stretching-spider-silk-to-its-high-tech-limits/54379 "2012-01-29T20:01:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuietGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bc8723/32.png) [@QuietGuy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/QuietGuy)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/tech-stretching-spider-silk-to-its-high-tech-limits/54379/1 "2012-01-29T20:01:44Z")

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> The marvellous stuff that spiders and silkworms make has a big future in technologies from artificial corneas to brain implants

↳Click here to read the full article. ([New scientist: Tech - Stretching spider silk to its high-tech limits](http://newscientist1.blogspot.com/2012/01/tech-stretching-spider-silk-to-its-high.html))

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**Author:** ![SteveO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@SteveO](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/SteveO)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/tech-stretching-spider-silk-to-its-high-tech-limits/54379/2 "2012-02-01T14:35:18Z")

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I’m glad they didn’t have pictures for this one. NIGHTMARE!

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**Author:** ![QuietGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bc8723/32.png) [@QuietGuy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/QuietGuy)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/tech-stretching-spider-silk-to-its-high-tech-limits/54379/3 "2012-02-05T16:24:11Z")

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> [@Steve](#):
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> I’m glad they didn’t have pictures for this one. NIGHTMARE!

Hey now! 🙂 It might be educational in a macabre sort of way. 😛