Synthetic Spider Silk

Artificial fabric thread as strong as steel. (Read the full article)

"I remember sending a contact message that Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri had a similar concept. Guess the idea is older than I thought. "
(Gatomon41 2/9/2011 11:37:09 PM )
"Did you? Maybe I missed it. I did put up the material for Alpha Centauri - I really appreciate your contributions."
(Bill Christensen 2/10/2011 6:04:04 AM )

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