Nature & Environment

Why are spider webs so strong ?

By T.K. Randall
February 4, 2012 ·  5 comments

Image Credit: Wikipedia Scientists have been investigating how this strength is achieved in the hope of creating super strength materials. Their research revealed that when a single strand of a web breaks the overall structure actually increases in strength. "The real strength of the web is not the silk but how its mechanical properties change as things strain it, which is a very sleek inbuilt feature which could be used in many areas of life to contain damage to a small area," said report co-author Markus Buehler.

Source: Telegraph | Comments (5)

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