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

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

Spider silk, already known for its exceptional strength, reveals an astonishing manufacturing process. Researchers have ...

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

Spiders don’t just spin webs—they engineer them. By stretching their silk as they spin, spiders strengthen the fibers at the ...

Find out how spider silk's unique properties can be replicated for practical applications. Read the full research here ...

When spiders spin their webs, they use their hind legs to pull silk threads from their spinnerets. This pulling action ...

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise ...

When spiders weave their webs, each spider pulls at the silk threads, from its spinneret, using its hind legs. This pulling action not only aids with the release of the silk, it also helps with ...

A SHOPPER got an unexpected freebie with her bananas when she discovered an egg sac thought to be from a South American ...

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a global leader in engineered spider silk ...