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The Speed of Sound in Silk: Linking Material Performance to Biological Function

Overview of attention for article published in Advanced Materials, June 2014
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • Among the highest-scoring outputs from this source (#44 of 19,199)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (99th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (99th percentile)

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29 news outlets
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4 blogs
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21 X users
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1 Facebook page
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31 Google+ users
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1 Redditor

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Title
The Speed of Sound in Silk: Linking Material Performance to Biological Function
Published in
Advanced Materials, June 2014
DOI 10.1002/adma.201401027
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Authors

Beth Mortimer, Shira D Gordon, Chris Holland, Clive R Siviour, Fritz Vollrath, James F C Windmill

Abstract

Sonic properties of spider silks are measured independent of the web using laser vibrometry and ballistic impact providing insights into Nature's design of functionalized high-performance materials. Through comparison to cocoon silk and other industrial fibers, we find that major ampullate silk has the largest wavespeed range of any known material.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 2%
Japan 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Unknown 88 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 18%
Researcher 16 17%
Student > Master 11 12%
Student > Bachelor 8 9%
Professor 6 7%
Other 15 16%
Unknown 19 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 18%
Engineering 13 14%
Materials Science 12 13%
Physics and Astronomy 5 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 4%
Other 16 17%
Unknown 25 27%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 290. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 February 2021.
All research outputs
#127,559
of 26,388,722 outputs
Outputs from Advanced Materials
#44
of 19,199 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#958
of 244,221 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Advanced Materials
#1
of 173 outputs
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