According to the new study, it is the pulling or stretching action that gives spider silk the remarkable strength it is known for. “When they spin silk out of their silk gland, spiders use their ...

Researchers have produced the first recombinant spider silk that mimics the toughness of the natural material, according to a study published last month (February 16) in Advanced Materials. The key to ...

From these eggs will hatch tiny silkworms, caterpillars of the domesticated silk moth Bombyx mori, which will then set to chomping down on mulberry leaves and preparing themselves for the demanding ...

Spider silk is tougher than Kevlar ... Spiders are actually notoriously bad at spinning their own threads. They'll make strands that are inconsistent in diameter, making them fine for this ...

Now, a team of scientists from Japan and Hong Kong are closer to replicating artificial spider silk using microfluidics. Based on how spiders spin their silk, the researchers designed a ...

According to the Silk Museum, keeping the tiny ... Then, in the final three days of their larval stage, the worms would start to spin their cocoons out of one continuous thin filament—up ...

Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages. The new general AI agent from China had some system crashes and server overload—but it ...

Find out how web-spinning spiders do what they do and learn about the impressive, multipurpose material they use to catch their dinner. Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of ...

I'm working with colleagues at the University of New Mexico and the University of California Riverside on the evolution of silk spinning in embiids. Read more about my research on my lab website.