TEDtalks ~ Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk, the ancient material of the future
Posted by admin on May 10, 2011 at 9:56 pm
Fiorenzo Omenetto shares 20+ astonishing new uses for silk, one of nature’s most elegant materials — in transmitting light, improving sustainability, adding strength and making medical leaps and bounds. On stage, he shows a few intriguing items made of the versatile stuff.
As you watch, consider what else is possible when you can envision old things in new ways.
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto’s research spans nonlinear optics, nanostructured materials (such as photonic crystals and photonic crystal fibers), biomaterials and biopolymer-based photonics. Most recently,… Full bio and more links
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