Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk

About this film

Cheryl Hayashi studies spider silk, one of nature's most high-performance materials. Each species of spider can make up to 7 very different kinds of silk. How do they do it? Hayashi explains at the DNA level -- then shows us how this super-strong, super-flexible material can inspire.

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TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks;TED;Talks;MacArthur grant;biomechanics;biomimicry;science;technology;TED2010;2010

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