Sentences with phrase «stronger than silk»

The material is stronger than silk, yet softer than cotton, and feels very nice on the skin.

These yarns are even stronger than the silks spun by the technology's inspiration, real - life spiders.

Not exact matches

The intent: fabric that is stronger than steel, stretchier than spandex and softer than silk.

The result, the company says, is fabric that is stronger than steel, stretchier than spandex, and softer than silk.

For example, what math was used to calculate the capability of dragline silk from an orb weaver spider that is lighter than cotton, yet ounce for ounce stronger than steel, tougher than kevlar (used in bullet - proof vests), that if the silk were 0.4 inch thick with strands 1.6 inches apart and enlarged the size of a football field, could stop a jumbo jet in flight, that is flying at an average speed of about 600 mph?

Alpaca is a specialty fiber that has been described as stronger than mohair, finer than cashmere, smoother than silk, softer than cotton, warmer than goose down, and better - breathing than thermal knits.

Interestingly, gram for gram silk fibers are actually stronger than steel, so with proper care a luxeport baby duvet can become a perfect heirloom, providing a lifetime of memories, comfort and enjoyment.

And all species make silk that's both strong (with tensile strength greater than steel) and lightweight, providing a natural library of potentially useful materials.

Its silk is the toughest of any spider, which is particularly remarkable as spider silks are tough anyway, and stronger than many artificial substances.

Spider silks are some of the toughest materials known to man — pound for pound, they're stronger than steel, and their webs can stand up to gusts of wind and catch hurtling insects without falling to pieces.

To begin a web, a spider anchors a strand of dragline silk — three times stronger than the Kevlar in bulletproof vests — and waits for a breeze to blow it to a second attachment point.

Like spider silk, the NIF yarns are stronger than steel and so gossamer thin as to be almost invisible.

I have had a woven, red and pink silk cropped jacket by Kenneth Cole in my closet for New York for more than 10 years and it's still going strong.

The spiders spun stronger spider - silk than normal, but a lot died, so you know, you have something that looks really neat but you have to look at the other side, and what happened to the ones that didn't make it.