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Silk Moves from Textiles to Technology
![[article image]](/system/assets/0000/3505/073010_Tufts_Silk-Card.large.jpg?1280500532&1280500532 "flexible silk card")
Constituted of pure silk, this card was created by pouring a silk solution on nanopatterned molds and letting it crystallize. The resulting film is a free-standing optical component so flexible it can be rolled up.
Credit: Fiorenzo Omenetto / Tufts University
Synonymous with beauty, silk is a masterpiece of nature with amazing mechanical properties that support its use in a growing number of high-tech applications ranging from medical devices to electronics.
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