"Of all the materials we use for fabrics, and which can be obtained in quantity, there is nothing firmer than a silk thread," he wrote. Noting that silk was never firmer than in the cocoon ...

Recent revelations by defence industry researchers suggest that cutting-edge stealth technology ... just as ancient weavers arranged silk threads to depict dragons or clouds, according to the ...

At the end of each spinneret is a collection of spigots, nozzle-like structures. A single silk thread comes out of each. Jan explains, 'Although it looks a bit like an icing nozzle, the silk is pulled ...