Spider Silk
Genetically modified silkworms produced spider silk six times tougher than the Kevlar
Spider silk is spun by silkworms for the first time, offering a green alternative to synthetic fibers.
Researchers harnessed the light-guiding properties of spider silk
Turning spider silk into an optical fiber.
Scientists unraveled the secrets of Spider’s web
Johns Hopkins researchers first document every step of spider-web building.
Developing 3D photodetectors for biomedical imaging
Innovation spins spider web architecture into 3D imaging technology.
Creating lenses from spider silk
Spider silk has various applications, including in biomedical applications. Now scientists at the Tamkang University and National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan have discovered one...
Scientists discovered a protein in strongest spider web material
A team of international scientists has recently discovered a previously complex protein in the strongest spider web material.
Spider silk could be used as robotic muscle
The spider silk has some pretty impressive properties. It’s one of the sturdiest materials found in nature, stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar....
Scientists now know why spider silk is stronger than steel
Spider silk is a remarkably strong material; the strongest naturally-occurring fiber known. Its tensile strength is comparable to that of high-grade steel.
Spiders normally use...
Scientists developed a new vaccine based on spider silk microcapsules
Scientists from the universities of Geneva (UNIGE), Freiburg (UNIFR), Munich, and Bayreuth, in collaboration with the German company AMSilk, have developed spider silk microcapsules...
World’s strongest bio-material beats steel and spider silk
DESY scientists have produced the strongest bio-material that has ever been made. As compare to strongest bio-material ever known- spider silk, this artificial, but bio-degradable cellulose...