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Back to EpisodesHow a Wash U research team is using spider silk to combat plastic waste
Published 2 years, 2 months ago
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are using nature as inspiration to combat the growing problem of plastic pollution. In this encore episode, we learn how they’re using a $3.6 million grant to develop sustainably sourced plastics by mimicking natural materials like spider silk fibers.