The company recently introduced its spider silk in two fabrics by Pure Denim.

Move over, mycelium. The new year is kicking off with a new next-gen material in mind: the queen of fibers. Silk is one of the oldest fibers, first emerging in China around 2600 BCE, according to the ...

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

Spider silk—six times tougher than Kevlar and stronger than steel—has now been produced by an unexpected source. Spider silk is a biological protein fiber spun by spiders. Many of these fibers have ...

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories develops and commercialises spider silk fibre technologies. Credit: Marek M/Shutterstock.com. These shipments will mark the company’s initial commercial sales, representing ...

Chinese scientists have developed a method to manually spin silk from silkworms that can make it 70 percent tougher compared to the silk spun by spiders, according to South China Morning Post. This ...

Silkworm thread has been turned into superstrong material that surpasses the strength of natural spider silks, according to research. Scientists have made it 70 percent stronger than a spider's silk ...

Spider silk, a protein fiber known for its remarkable strength, flexibility, and biocompatibility, has many potential applications, ranging from biomedicine to materials science. However, the ...