Silkworms spin 'super silk' after eating graphene
Chinese researchers have created a carbon-reinforced silk, that is two times stronger than regular silk, by feeding silkworms mulberry leaves coated with graphene. The tougher, more durable, and more conductive silk has applications in wearable electronics and medical implants among others, researchers said. It is an easy way to produce high-strength silk fibres on a large scale, reports said.