it doesn’t seem so. this would be effectively much stronger, more expensive silk. but maybe it can be produced in very large quantities
Caradoc879@lemmy.world 9 months ago
What would large-scale production look like? Consumer clothing? Could we get $20 silk shirts eventually? I think most the reason plastic fibers are so prevalent is because their cheap. People would definitely flock to nicer feeling clothing if it was the same price.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 months ago
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 9 months ago
Pretty sure the goal is to replace fibers in composite high tensile strength engineering materials. Not for everyday clothing.
WhyIDie@kbin.social 9 months ago
I couldn't seem to find it in the article, but I hope it wasn't like I previously saw: silkworms being boiled alive en masse
g6d3np81@kbin.social 9 months ago
High-strength and ultra-tough whole spider silk fibers spun from transgenic silkworms
The worms still get kill though not en masse... yet.