Sci-fi movies feature technology that seems far beyond our current capabilities, but that isn't always true. This new ...

True synthetic silk has been made by chemists, it is claimed, the product of the cocoon ei s ltel licte i every respect, chemical and physical, but this achievement, successful as it was as a ...

They make silk by hand in a tedious, 30-step process. Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly yellow cocoons. And turning those cocoons into silk is even more ...

A Monsieur Rollin lately exhibited before the French Academy, a silkworm's cocoon of a rose color; remarkable because the color was produced by feeding the worms upon mulberry leaves sprinkled ...

Mysuru: The time is ripe for establishing a full-fledged silk cocoon auction market in Mysuru district. In response to the ...

The shrine has deep ties to the silk industry. Once a year, silkworm farmers make offerings of cocoons to express their gratitude. The formal Japanese garden was built by the entrepreneur Hara ...