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

The undegummed silk fibre. Photo: Freyla Ferguson/IFM Silkworm silk is a protein-based fibre with mechanical properties rivalling synthetic fibres and spun using a fraction of the energy. Yet despite ...

“When they spin silk out of their silk gland, spiders use their hind legs to grab the fiber and pull it out. That stretches ...

Researchers at the Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, present a robotics concept in which temporary robot ...

Silkworm silk is a protein-based fiber with mechanical properties rivaling petroleum-derived synthetic fibers, yet spun using a fraction of the energy. Despite decades of research, aspects of ...