Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. Not only does spider silk combine the useful properties of high tensile strength and extensibility, it can be beautiful in its own ...

Spider-Man's webbing has endless possibilities for how ... I'm sure a parachute made mostly out of holes works great." His ...

There are a few contenders for the strongest spider silk among which the golden silk orb-weaver gets the most attention, but the black widow’s webbing is nearly as strong, and [Justin] is happy ...

A chic necktie made of synthetic spider silk may put Spider-Man's suit to shame. The material is the culmination of seven years of research from a team of dozens of scientists, engineers ...