Researchers developed a silk fabric, which is barely thicker than a human hair, that can suppress unwanted noise and reduce noise transmission in a large room. We are living in a very noisy world.

Web-slinging might be closer than we think. Scientists at Tufts University have developed a Spider-Man-inspired tech that shoots liquid silk, instantly hardening into a strong, sticky fiber capable of ...

Shimmering like spun gold, sea silk fabric is so lustrous that some believe it inspired the Greek legends of Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece. For centuries, artisans in the Mediterranean have ...

Spiders give some folks the heebie-jeebies, but web-weaving arachnids produce a unique, versatile material that could be the textile of the future. They spin a silk that’s as strong as steel, ...

Inspired by spider silk, scientists have fabricated biomaterials whose structures and mechanical properties can be tuned to match soft tissues in the body. Spider silk is a remarkable material that is ...