A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has presented a common silk thread coated with a conductive plastic material that exhibits promising properties for converting ...
When a spider gets scared and drops down on a line, it releases a liquid stored in a little gland inside its abdomen that is spun as its dropping, instantly turning into a fibre. This fibre, known as ...
Bolt Threads, a purveyor of synthetic spider silk, has launched the world’s first commercially available product made from the faux webbing. Engineered using proteins derived from yeast, the 100 ...
A new era of sustainable clothing production could be ushered in following the fabrication of synthetic spider silk at Washington University in St. Louis. Since engineering recombinant spider silk in ...
BOSTON and EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bolt Threads, a biotechnology company creating the next generation of advanced materials, and Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. ("Ginkgo"), which is ...