Its fine strands might seem flimsy to us relatively large humans, but with a strength five times greater than steel by weight, spider silk has many secrets to share with the world of material science.

A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge has designed and developed a new plastic alternative made from plant material that simulates the strength and flexibility of spider silk. The ...

Some people are looking to plant-derived proteins as an alternative to plastic manufacturing; the proteins are abundant, biodegradable, and have a low environmental impact. Up until now, one challenge ...

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 to ...

Spider silk, a protein fiber known for its remarkable strength, flexibility, and biocompatibility, has many potential applications, ranging from biomedicine to materials science. However, the ...

The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest adventures, but upon a closer look with my macro lens, I began to notice that ...

Cambridge University spinoff Xampla is reorganising plant proteins to develop biodegradable alternatives to single-use plastics. FoodNavigator catches up with Marc Rodríguez Garcia, Co-founder and ...

You use this item only once — okay, maybe twice — but it lingers in landfills, pollutes the oceans, and takes centuries to disappear. We’re talking about single-use plastics. These disposable items ...

The biotechnology company, which develops genetically engineered silkworms, says it is moving toward commercial production of ...

The complex molecular structure of spider silk has been successfully copied as scientists spin silk from an artificial gland that mimics nature’s process of producing one of the world’s toughest ...

Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products. Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable ...