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Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

British chemist and crystallographer known for his work on optically active N, S, Se, or Sn compounds

Imitation spider silk

First artificial leather, then faux fur. Today many researchers are trying to make synthetic spider silk. The silk that spiders spew from their spinnerets has special properties, like high strength and stretchability that could be useful in applications like shock-absorption. But it’s tough to replicate the complex structure of silk fibers that spiders create effortlessly. Spider silk consists of a series of proteins strung together into long chains and a larger skin encasing those protein fibrils. Читать дальше...