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

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 ...

There are seven broad types of spider webs, and each is created in a unique way. In this article, we find out about their ...

Tufts University biotech researcher Marco Lo Presti accidentally discovered a "remote adhesive" that acts like Spider-Man ...

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

Spider silk nanofibrils are just a few molecular layers ... warps that form helical loops around a central foundation fiber.

Using mass spectrometry, the team identified 18 proteins in the major silk fibers, including six not previously linked to spider silk. Although the team identified the fiber’s protein ingredients, ...

Kraig Labs structured the SEPA to allow the Company to access capital over the next 36 months, when and how it determines best for the growth of spider silk production and end-market development. The ...

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 ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("the Company" or "Kraig ...

Dragline silk, the thread by which the spider hangs itself from the web, is one of the strongest fibers; its tensile strength—a measure of how much a polymer deforms when strained—is almost thrice ...