The phrase 'vegan spider silk' seems weird in a dozen different ways, but I understand that scientists described in the video are using plant-sources proteins to assemble a polymer similar to those in spider silk.
And if they can find a way to make single-use plastic products home compostable - which this video and various articles (links below) claim they have - then they've made something really useful. I would love if I could throw my various plastic materials into the compost bin and have them actually break down in a reasonable amount of time.
More info on this product can be found at...
- https://www.xampla.com/
- https://www.greenmatters.com/p/vegan-spider-silk
- https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2021/06/23/Xampla-Vegan-spider-silk-developed-from-plant-proteins-to-replace-single-use-plastics
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a36699779/synthetic-spider-silk-plastic-pollution/
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/571607
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