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Tag Archives: Spinning

08Feb/17

Spinning with control – South Africa’s car stunts underworld

February 8, 2017Human InterestApartheid, Car, car spinning, Commuting, Discrimination, Entertainment/Culture, Hashe, Identity politics, Johannesburg, McGregor, Monde Hashe, Politics, Rivaldo Schalk, South Africa, Spin, Spinning, Toyota, Vuyelwa Mabhena, Wayde Walkersmbale

A need to thrill and a love for cars drives youth from South Africa’s townships into the once illegal but now officially recognized sport of car spinning.

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10Apr/15

Scientists in a spin over synthetic spider silk

April 10, 2015Innovationanimal products, Bacteria, BAYREUTH, Biomaterial, BIOMATERIALS, Escherichia coli, Germany, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Materials, Materials science, Medical specialties, OF DEPARTMENT OF BIOMATERIALS, Polyamides, Professor, Silk, Spider, Spider anatomy, Spider silk, Spinning, Textile, Thomas Scheibelsmbale

BAYREUTH, GERMANY (REUTERS) – It’s strong enough to capture prey and is so durable it could be woven into a fabric. Yet creating a synthetic version of spider silk has challenged researchers, because it’s extremely difficul to harvest silk from the insects.
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