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I smell an origin story for Peter Parker's web shooters in the upcoming second Spider-Man reboot.
Seriously, I've been reading every comment. It took me almost 20 minutes to find a spiderman reference. Frankly, that's surprising...
So, for those that don't remember what "regular" spider silk is like, or kevlar: nanomagic spider silk: 5400 MPa (5.4 GPa) Spider silk: 1600 MPa Silkworm silk: 500 MPa Aramid (Kevlar or Twaron): 3620 MPa Steel: 450 ~ 2600 MPa If I'm reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_tensile_strength correctly (and comparing the right numbers with the ones from the article...). At least kevlar seem to be in the same ballpa…
So what happens when these spiders start reinforcing their exoskeletons with the ingested nanomaterial? Angry, eight-legged predators in ultratough kevlar, shooting indestructible web, that's what :)