Computational analysis provides new insights into silk's mechanical properties that was unavailable experimentally ...

Understanding how the stretching process strengthens spider silk is a key part of helping design stronger, biodegradable, silk-inspired materials for various applications. When spiders spin their webs ...

Whether you are a fan of spiders or terrified of them, you can’t help but admire their ability to make webs. These ...

By simulating spider silk in a computational model, the team discovered the stretching process aligns the protein chains within the fibers and increases the number of bonds between those chains ...

The project was led by Dr. Xiaoli Zhang, the Company’s research manager, whose team continues to push the boundaries of genetic engineering for spider silk production.

Stretching spider silk makes it stronger New study finds the amount of stretching determines the fibers' properties Date: March 7, 2025 Source: Northwestern University Summary: When they weave ...

Of the 50,000 or so known spider species, most of them do not spin webs. They still produce silk though, and they use it for some of the other purposes we have outlined above. Spiders who do not ...

(KBLB) ("Kraig Labs" or the "Company"), a world leader in recombinant spider silk technology, today announced that it has secured four registered trademarks for its SpydaSilk ® brand. These ...

In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...

Formerly known as The W Nail Bar, the company has rebranded to Goddess Maintenance Co as it expands services and debuts its ...

The story of silk is full of the extraordinary. First Paraguay and Suriname have caterpillars larger than any in Europe, ...