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

Silkworm farming in China involves a fascinating blend of ancient techniques and modern technology to efficiently harvest ...

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 ...

Silk usually comes from silkworms. They're kept on wide trays and need to be fed almost 24 hours a day with mulberry leaves. The caterpillars delicately spin threads to create their cocoons ...

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 ...

DHARMAPURI: Sericulturists from Dharmapuri have been hit hard due to the foggy weather condition which has led to a ...

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

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