For more than 300 years, man has tried to develop spider silk as an alternative to mulberry silk. A pair of entrepreneurs has succeeded in turning the experiment into a real enterprise – and what a result: exhibited at the V&A in London, the material is as beautiful as it is captivating. Read the full story here. Published in The Economist, 25 January 2012. Photo … Continue reading A tangled (and exquisite) web they wove