Glass chip spins silk just like a spider

This article talks about a breakthrough that scientists have been trying to master for years. Spider silk, for it's size, multiple times stronger and lighter, yet much more pliable than our strongest metals today, so scientists have been trying to find ways to create similar fibers to use everywhere from optical cables to bulletproof vests. The chip uses a complex chemical process to create the the strands using fibers and proteins that spiders actually use. More info can be found at this link:

http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13790-glass-chip-spins-silk-just-like-a-spider.html