Spider silk is a wonder of nature, but it's not stronger than steel

Friday, June 7, 2013 - 09:00 in Psychology & Sociology

You must have heard that spider silk is stronger than steel. We all want to believe that there are wonder materials in nature that are far superior to human-made ones. But the problem with statements that sound too good to be true is that they usually are.

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