Simulations showed that stretching aligns protein chains and increases hydrogen bonds, which act like tiny bridges between ...

Panaji: In India, the silk industry has long thrived — thanks to traditional garments like the sari — and the women of India have remained its most ardent supporters. Goan women are embracing a new ...

Researchers long have been interested in spider silk because of its remarkable properties. It’s stronger than steel, tougher ...

Scientists finally cracked the code on making fabric that can generate electricity from body heat by creating a special ...

At the end of each spinneret is a collection of spigots, nozzle-like structures. A single silk thread comes out of each. Jan explains, 'Although it looks a bit like an icing nozzle, the silk is pulled ...

Stretching spider silk aligns its proteins and strengthens fibers, a new study suggests. This could improve engineered silk ...

This happy accident inspired her to acquire these threads in abundance and fashion them into an elegant fabric. While silk maintained its high-society status over the next thousands of years, the ...

When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the protein chains within the fibers to align and the number of hydrogen bonds ...

Phan Thi Thuan's family have been making silk for generations, growing and harvesting the threads from silkworms themselves to create luxury garments. But making lotus silk is different.

When spiders spin their webs, they use their hind legs to pull silk threads from their spinnerets. This pulling action doesn’t just help the spider release the silk, it’s also a crucial step ...