Have you ever marveled at the intricate history woven into the delicate threads of silk, a fabric whose story is as rich and ...

How can a tiny spider body contain material for several decimeters of gossamer silk, and what governs the conversion to thread? Researchers in Sweden can now explain this process. How can a tiny ...

It has five times the tensile strength of steel and is stronger than even the best currently available synthetic fibers: Spider thread. Scientists have now succeeded in unveiling a further secret of ...

Make blue silk thread bangles at home. A simple, elegant, and handmade jewellery craft — a perfect gift idea for Mother’s Day ...

A research group, led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, presents an ordinary silk thread, coated with a conductive plastic material, that shows promising properties for turning textiles ...

What just happened? Researchers in Sweden have developed a new type of conductive silk thread that can transform textiles into thermoelectric generators. The innovative material harnesses the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A spider web gets its strength from silk strands working together and their ability to stretch ...

an Widmaier, cofounder and CEO of Bolt Threads, dons a white lab coat with his name and the numeral one—for employee number one—on the back before opening a door to the company’s lab. Inside, Widmaier ...

In a quiet workshop in Dingzhou, an ancient city in North China's Hebei province, a revolution was taking place, one silk ...

When the Vietnam War threatened the livelihoods of many Laotian communities, Kommaly Chanthavong started a cooperative to teach women valuable skills as a means of survival. She wanted to help ...