An curved arrow pointing right. Researchers at Oxford Silk Group, part of Oxford University in the UK, filmed a spider silk harvesting session. Golden Orb Weaver spiders produce up to 80 meters of ...

By imitating the alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic patterns seen in desert beetles and the water-transporting abilities ...

In this case, we’re talking about genetically modified yeast that produces spider silk. If that sounds like a lead-in to some Spiderman jokes and sci-fi references, you are correct on both accounts.

Nan Songer, a spider expert living in California ... Using this “silking” technique, Songer was able to harvest reams of silk that she wrapped around frames for transport. The US government quickly ...

Thanks to Tufts researchers, there’s now a solution that shoots, solidifies and even picks up objects. Alas, you can’t use it ...

While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making useful drag line fibers has proved a daunting challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Japan and Hong Kong are closer ...

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("the Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a leading developer of spider silk-based ...

Since it is very difficult to harvest silk from spiders, there is a strong push to produce it artificially. While Numata’s team at RIKEN was exploring how to make artificial spider silk ...

Scientists have devised many ways to capture this moisture. They have used nets, artificial spider silk, spongy gels, and ...

The trapdoor spider is one of the sneakiest hunters in the arachnid world. These clever spiders are named for their unique hunting strategy: They build burrows with hinged "doors" made of soil and ...