Scientists fused natural silk fibers into a super-strong material that rivals Kevlar and could reshape medicine and 6G technology.

A worker removes the silkworm from a double cocoon that will be used to make a quilt. Jennifer Billock The double cocoons are opened and spread over an arch to create a stretchable silk fabric.

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