Is spider silk really stronger than steel?
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Veritasium examines whether spider dragline silk is truly stronger than steel by comparing tensile strength and toughness, explaining its unique protein structure, the challenges of mass-producing it, and efforts to genetically engineer silkworms to replicate its remarkable properties.



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