What makes spider silk so extraordinarily strong and elastic at the same time? This was the focus of recent investigations ...

Move over, mycelium. The new year is kicking off with a new next-gen material in mind: the queen of fibers. Silk is one of the oldest fibers, first emerging in China around 2600 BCE, according to the ...

Car manufacturers are trialing spider-silk bioleather in seats and interior components, probing the hard limits of automotive-grade performance.

A spider no larger than a coin has upended what scientists thought they knew about natural materials. Discovered in the wilds ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Protein fibers such as collagen fibers, hairs, and silks, are fundamental building blocks of life. They play an essential role in motility, elasticity, scaffolding, stabilization ...

Famous for its strength, flexibility, and light weight, spider silk has a tensile strength that is comparable to steel of the same diameter. In addition, it is biocompatible (meaning that it can be ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New research has demonstrated how the nano-architecture of a silkworm's fiber causes "Anderson localization of light," a discovery that could lead to various innovations and a ...

China's record-low birth rate means that P&G has to get creative to increase diaper sales, even if fewer babies are born.

The remarkable silk used by net-casting spiders to snare prey is both highly elastic and exceptionally strong, offering clues ...

When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the protein chains within the fibers to align and the number of hydrogen bonds ...

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Researchers processed silk fibers into a versatile component of bioink for 3D cell printing technology. Printed objects retain their shape better than those produced without the silk additive, and the ...