Scientists have identified the molecular interactions that give spider silk its exceptional strength, opening the door to new ...

A spider no larger than a coin has upended what scientists thought they knew about natural materials. Discovered in the wilds ...

High above the rivers of Madagascar, a small arachnid is quietly rewriting what I thought was possible in nature. The ...

Molecular study of spider silk shows how amino acids drive strength and elasticity, guiding synthetic fibre design.

Scientists have identified the molecular interactions that give spider silk its exceptional strength and flexibility, opening ...

The Darwin’s bark spider silk has a tensile strength of around 1.6 gigapascals, several times stronger than structural iron, ...

The remarkable silk used by net-casting spiders to snare prey is both highly elastic and exceptionally strong, offering clues ...

Nephila clavata, a golden orb weaver. — Image by Kinori via Wikimedia / Public Domain Nephila clavata, a golden orb weaver. — Image by Kinori via Wikimedia / Public Domain A new study finds the amount ...

The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest adventures, but upon a closer look with my macro lens, I began to notice that ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB) ("the Company" or "Kraig Labs"), announces today that it has confirmed that the material performance of its ...

Scientists have uncovered a 400-million-year-old genetic secret that gave spiders the ability to produce silk and weave their ...