Researchers used gene-editing technique CRISPR to modify the DNA sequences of house spiders, causing them to produce red ...

Recently, Bangladesh successfully developed lotus silk — a ... holds lotus fiber freshly extracted from lotus petioles. Image courtesy of BPRD. Unlike conventional fabric production that relies ...

She would open the empty eri cocoons, draft the fibers by hand ... and he would source his silk fabric from Jharkhand, where he saw the traditional thigh reeling process to make tussar yarn…he being a ...

The company’s lead product, Dragon Silk, begins as fibers drawn from the cocoons of transgenic silkworms. (Cocoon racks are shown in the main image.) Dragon Silk fibers (inset) are significantly ...

Scientists at Tufts University have developed a Spider-Man-inspired tech that shoots liquid silk, instantly hardening into a strong, sticky fiber capable of lifting objects 80 times its weight.

The celebration of all things fiber and fabric is heading back to the Lehigh Valley this weekend. Fiber Festival is one of the largest free admission craft festivals in the region and brings ...

These sarees are spun with pure tussar silk ... from ‘Organzine,’ which translates to a fabric composed of strands of stiff silk fibers. These sarees are thin and have simple weaves.

From luxurious silks to vibrant cottons, India's fabric traditions are ... Bhagalpuri silk - BiharBihar's Bhagalpuri silk, also known as Tussar silk, is prized for its natural texture, rich ...

There was a time we would get bulk orders and good money,” says Das, as he weaves a saree of tussar, a wild silk of central India ... The more I spin, the more fabric can be woven,” Devi ...

As the spidroins flow through the microfluidic channels, they are exposed to precise changes in the chemical and physical environment, and self-assemble into silk fibers. [RIKEN] Spider silk is a ...

Similarly, in the traditional process, 5,000-7,000 silkworms lose their life in the making of a tussar silk saree. Handlooms, textiles and handicrafts department director Shovan Krishna Sahu said ...