How a local research team is using spider silk to combat plastic waste
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
June 29, 202317m 50s
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Show Notes
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are using nature as inspiration to combat the growing problem of plastic pollution. With a new $3.6 million grant, the team is working to develop sustainably sourced plastics by mimicking natural materials like spider silk fibers.