A team of Swedish researchers have finally managed to produce artificial spider silk - and say it could soon be used in everything from bullet proof clothing to sutures as strong as steel. Researchers ...

Silk is a naturally occurring fiber that silkworms use to make their protective cocoons. Most silk is produced for the luxury textiles market, although it has medical applications as well. This ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a world leader in spider silk technology*, today announced the recent ...

Orb-weaver spider silk - which is one of the toughest materials found in nature - could be made up to 3.5 times stronger using a new technique. A research team from the University of Trento in Italy ...

This wintering process is widely recognized for yielding stronger, finer silk and significantly larger cocoons than non-diapausing silk. Over the next several months, operational emphasis will shift ...

New Delhi: Silkworms, unlike the hungry caterpillar they resemble, have a preference for mulberry leaves. But India's textile ministry is hoping the moths will acquire a taste for the medicinal castor ...