Stronger than steel and more eco-friendly than plastic, spider silk is an alluring substance for material scientists. 1 However, researchers know little about the proteins that comprise it and how ...

Scientists have created artificial spider web silk that they say can be used to make ultra-strong bandages for treating chronic wounds. The silken bandages, developed by researchers at Nanjing Tech ...

It’s almost time to dust off the Halloween decorations and adorn the house with all manner of spooky things, including the classic polyester spider webs. Scientists reporting in ACS Nano have made ...

Take a walk through a forest, and you’re bound to come upon a spider web stretching from one tree branch to the next. The intricacy of the web can leave a person in awe, but what is even more ...

High above the rivers of Madagascar, a small arachnid is quietly rewriting what I thought was possible in nature. The Darwin’s bark spider, already famous for its giant orb webs, has now been ...

The synthetic spider silk market offers significant growth opportunities in defense, automotive, aerospace, textiles, and ...

An Australian spider spins a web that stretches by 150% and snaps back without breaking—a material never seen before.

Scientists are creating artificial spider silk by drawing strands from an array of tiny hollow needles, as shown here, similar to how arachnids do it. It’s almost time to dust off the Halloween ...