Golden silk orb-weavers are big, scary-looking spiders that like to weave huge webs. If you live in Florida, you might have nearly run face-first into a few of these webs while doing yard work.
While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making useful drag line fibers has proved a daunting challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Japan and Hong Kong are closer ...
Japan-based biochemist Ali Malay has long questioned traditional theories about how spiders make their silk. “The prevailing hypotheses seemed like magic, because, according to it, you suddenly ...
Why moths and not spiders? Well, silk from the silk moth (Bombyx mori) has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by.
I feel like every time you hear a new spider discovery, it's just as mind boggling as the last one you heard. They're an incredible group. Astronaut Ilan Ramon taking silk samples from Australian ...
The substantial increase in both the volume and scale of silkworm-based spider silk manufacturing positions the company to better meet the diverse needs of various markets. Credit: Kraig Biocraft To ...
These films will compete in 10 categories of the Golden Silk Road Awards. The five-day event will include activities such as film cooperation forums, film concerts, and screenings of outstanding ...
(OTCQB: KBLB) ("the Company" or "Kraig Labs"), the leading developer of commercially viable spider silk, is excited to announce that its current production batch is cocooning this week. This batch ...