Silkworms fed carbon nanotubes or graphene produce stronger silk
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 08:01
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at Tsinghua University in China has found that adding graphene or carbon nanotubes to the food eaten by silkworms causes them to produce silk that is stronger than normal. In their paper published in Nanoletters, the team describes the approach they took and what was revealed when they tested the new kind of silk.