"Vegan spider silk" offers a plant-based replacement for common plastic

By mimicking the self-assembling microstructures that give spider silk its incredible strength, scientists at the University of Cambridge have produced a plant-based film with the strength of common single-use plastics, offering a "vegan" eco-friendly alternative to the material. The free-standing film can be colored and scaled up for industrial use, and then easily composted once its job is done.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Spiders, Silk, University of Cambridge, Plastics