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.

Known for its unmatched relative strength and flexibility, which could find uses in novel textiles, spider silk has long eluded efficient synthetic replication, in part because it has been ...

This homemade, glistening material has some spidey strength of its own. Spider silk is tougher than Kevlar, more flexible than nylon, and thinner than a single strand of human hair, making this ...

Comics and science have officially collided in the real world, as Marco Lo Presti has inadvertently brought Spider-Man’s web-slinging to life.

The issue isn’t so much the design and the peculiar fashion as the fabrics. Kids these days wear clothes made from silk – spider silk – from head to toe. They can’t imagine wearing ...

he was smart to try to mimic spider silk. After all, the real stuff is pound for pound, stronger than steel. He also seems to have improved upon it, using what looks to be carbon nanotubes to ...

He aims to modify a strain of yeast to produce spider silk. Charlotte’s Web didn’t go into great detail about the different types of silk that a spider can produce, but the video and screencap ...

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. has announced the creation of a new transgenic, inspired by Darwin's bark spider.

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Researchers don’t know enough about spider silk structure and composition to understand why it possesses such superior mechanical properties. For ...

Spiber will also show 40 newly developed Brewed Protein blended fabrics, ranging from 6%-100%. These fabrics were crafted in ...