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Chinese Scientists have introduced an innovative, green alternative to nylon and Kevlar

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Production has been a real bottleneck. Also, I'm skeptical they got the actual strength right in this headline. It's strong, but it's still a biological material.

Edit: Yeah, it's half as strong per weight as a high-strength synthetic polymer, and weaker than normal steel on a volumetric basis. It stretches really far before it snaps though, which has implications for things like energy absorption.