Inspired by the natural wonder of spider silk, a team of researchers has created an artificial version with extraordinary ...

Known for its unmatched relative strength and flexibility, which could find uses in novel textiles, spider silk has long eluded efficient synthetic replication, in part because it has been ...

The accidental discovery overcame several engineering challenges to replicating spider threads. Silk fibroin solutions can slowly form a semi-solid hydrogel over a period of hours when exposed to ...

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 ...

The accidental discovery overcame several engineering challenges to replicating spider threads. Silk fibroin solutions can slowly form a semi-solid hydrogel over a period of hours when exposed to ...

While they don’t achieve the strength of natural spider silk, which is about 1,000 times stronger, the researchers aim to continue to improve their sticky material.

Researchers at Tufts University’s Silklab have developed sticky fibers inspired by spider silk that may be the closest real-life example of Spider-Man’s web shooters we’ve ever seen.

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 ...

However, replicating the stiffness, elasticity, and adhesive properties of spider silk has proven challenging—until now. According to the study published in Advanced Functional Materials ...

(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 ...

Despite their advancements with silk-based materials, the researchers struggled to replicate the finesse of spider silk, ...