Bolt Threads uses spider silk to make apparel

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4 жыл бұрын

We visit the Bolt Threads R&D lab to learn about the process of using protein from spider webs to create and manufacture sustainable apparel and textiles.
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@iamdmc 4 жыл бұрын

I'm genuinely interested in this product, but really worry about the cost

@tt55k 3 жыл бұрын

I am also interested in their mycelium (leather)

@Chris-bg8mk 4 жыл бұрын

Seems like there should be more interesting applications than apparel for such a high performance fiber.

@seanjackson5527 4 жыл бұрын

Textile roofs = Earthquake-safe roofs in homes. We just had an Earthquake in Utah. An Aussie architect made a Canvas roof home, but a real market would require more durability than that (we have heavy snow in Utah). I'd absolutely love to have a Spider-DNA roof tiny home!

@datemasamune8024 3 жыл бұрын

So this is the thread to make spiderman suit

@emilyrose9854 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to make wigs with man-made silk and especially for those who do not have hair at all an artificial breathable scalp

@beautifulsmall 3 жыл бұрын

its the non brittle carbon fibre but it still needs a resin to be stiff. It needs to be able to bind with itself under UV.Not sure white room harvesting is econominc. get it into a grass seed,

@tbrown55 4 жыл бұрын

what's the honey like liquid made of?

@samsungemployee5243 Жыл бұрын

Yeah but where can i buy the yarn?

@TheRatchetmeister 2 жыл бұрын

Do you make threads at ET20 thickness.

@jamalnakhat 8 ай бұрын

One day: Sire? "Yes?" Where the hell are the 1.2 million spiders? "...H-" We didn't even finish making the cape. "...Uh-" *Where the hell are they.* "..What do you mea-" *INCLUDING THE BIGGEST ONE.*

@ARSZLB 3 жыл бұрын

2:19 uh...i got some news for you dude, literally about 90% of my wardrobe is made up of shirts/underwear/socks that are 100% cotton...not really too rare, is that? 🙄

@Withnail1969 3 жыл бұрын

they just want to make blends because they can't produce enough silk.

@Withnail1969 3 жыл бұрын

they clearly can't produce any meaningful amount of this stuff.

@TacticalCaveman997 2 жыл бұрын

Not yet.

@caliblu-hair7639 2 жыл бұрын

I’m all for this, but perhaps the next time you make a video you should either leave off showing the man tying on the spider silk tie, or not precede that footage with word images that include dragline silk, high tension steel, or the toughness of seven layers of kevlar immediately before showing him tying it around his neck. I was enthusiastically thinking about the power of spider silk until word association suggested that tie around his neck as a weapon or a noose. Then I cringed.