who would later become Emperor Justinian, brought silkworm eggs to Europe by smuggling them out of China. As a consequence, the silk industry in the West came into being. Within centuries, sericulture ...

Charlotte’s Web didn’t go into great detail about the different types of silk that a spider can produce, but the video and screencap after the break give a rundown of how spiders make ...

Beyond its aesthetic appeal, silk offers a range of impressive benefits. This natural fabric is both breathable and ...

Spider silk is tougher than Kevlar, more flexible than nylon, and thinner than a single strand of human hair, making this supermaterial one of the strongest materials in the world, biological or ...

Silk craft villages have dotted Vietnam for hundreds of years. They make silk by hand in a tedious, 30-step process. Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly ...

Japan-based biochemist Ali Malay has long questioned traditional theories about how spiders make their silk. “The prevailing hypotheses seemed like magic, because, according to it, you suddenly ...