For 2.6g 329m/s I’ve done my fair share of reading and browsing the web to find sources that would help me explain ‘why and how’ when talking about transgenic spidergoats. Of course there is plenty info going around but this short by Sam Gaty & George Costakis really nails it.
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Today it is finally done! We’ve finished weaving the spider-silk-matrix for my project 2.6g 329m/s one day before the final deadline! The skin-cells need a certain amount of time in order for them to form the skin I need and add to that the additional time for the sterilisation process [...]
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the name of this project, the performance standard for bulletproof vests.
2.6g 329m/s are the maximum weight and velocity of a .22 calibre Long Rifle bullet from which a Type 1 bulletproof vest should protect you.
Spider silk thread is relatively much stronger than steel and [...]
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