Cover of Silk

Silk

by Aarathi Prasad

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Materials that shape our world

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An investigation into one of the world's strongest biological materials, tracing the ancient origins of silk, its global reach across civilisations, and how it continues to inspire cutting-edge technologies from pharmaceuticals to holograms.

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