webslinging

Chemistry

Researchers recreate web-slinging technology inspired by Spider-Man

A stream of silk solution coagulates into fibers that adhere to and lift into a laboratory glass beaker. Credit: Marco Lo Presti, Tufts University Any kid who’s ever read a comic book or watched a Spider-Man movie imagines what it’s like to shoot webs from your wrist, fly above the city, and nail the villain. You’ve probably tried it. Researchers…