Scientists at Tufts University created an effective fabrication method for molding silk into medical devices. Silk is a biopolymer long known for its superior mechanical strength. Silk is commonly ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB) ("the Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a leading developer of spider silk-based fibers, proudly announces the ...
Spider silk is among the strongest and toughest materials in the natural world, as strong as some steel alloys with a toughness even greater than bulletproof Kevlar. Spider silk's unmatched ...
High above the rivers of Madagascar, a small arachnid is quietly rewriting what I thought was possible in nature. The ...
The city of Suzhou has a 1,000-year history of silk production, and is renowned as the epicentre of the highly prized fabric. This heritage provides a strong background for Soochow University’s unique ...
Scientists have, for the first time, created a biosynthetic spider silk that behaves like the real thing. And they may soon make it even stronger. Spider silk is among the strongest and toughest ...