The bold question-askers at What If uncover how spider silk might be engineered to create next-generation bulletproof skin.

Concurrently, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, the only producer of high-performance spider silk fibers surpassing natural silk's qualities, is poised to deliver its revolutionary SpydaSilk ® to ...

Inspired by the hierarchical architecture of spider silk, this study introduces a biobased macromolecular composite that combines mechanical flexibility, thermal regulation, and electrical performance ...

Sea silk—often referred to as the "golden fiber of the sea"—was one of the most prized materials in the ancient Roman period, used exclusively by figures of high authority such as emperors and ...

Warframe's Isleweaver update takes us back to the eerie world of Duviri and adds the highly-anticipated new spider-like frame, Oraxia.

Spider silk spins new life into nerve repair Matthew Dean, Sales Engineer and Head of the Medical Business Unit at maxon, explores how Newrotex and maxon are developing an innovative approach to ...

Most of the research on spider silk and spider webs that’s featured here is usually from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and, more specifically, from professor Markus J. Buehler. This ...