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Scientists Figured Out How to Make Body Armor Out of Silkworm Silk

The super-strong silk can withstand ballistic impacts. 

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When you think of silk, you think of that incredibly soft, hyper-slick material that, when used as a fancy pillowcase to keep your hairdo intact, can make your head slide clean off the thing in the middle of the night, immediately making you question whether spending $75 on a single pillowcase was some kind of wellness-industry scam.

Humans have been extracting silk from silkworms for thousands of years, and now, according to researchers from Tufts University, Imperial College London, and the University of Michigan, the super soft, sleek, and luxurious material may have a secondary use as super tough body armor.

In a new study published in Nature........

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