Typical commercial silkworm silk from Bombyx mori cocoons has a tensile strength of about 0.5 gigapascals (GPa), a breaking elongation of 15%, and a breaking energy (toughness) of 6 × 10 4 J kg −1 ...

Montana indie rock greats Silkworm, whose original run was 1987 – 2005, are reuniting for their first official shows in 20 years. The news came via Vish Khana’s Kreative Kontrol podcast, as band ...

By implanting key spider DNA sequences into the silkworm genome, Kraig Labs has turned one of nature’s most efficient fiber producers into a biological factory for a biodegradable super fiber five ...

As one of the strongest materials known to science, spider silk regularly finds itself at the center of exciting engineering breakthroughs, and a new study involving a quick chemical bath could take ...

Most of us are familiar with silk as a fine fabric that is made into neckties and dresses. As a textile, silk is highly valued because it is shiny and smooth, strong yet lightweight, and it can be ...

Spiders hold the market for the strongest silks but are too aggressive and territorial to be farmed. The next best alternative involves incorporating spider DNA into silkworms, an expensive and ...

Current methods for repairing injured nerves can be hit-and-miss and are restricted to repair over short distances. For the first time, researchers have combined two kinds of silk to create a ...

The gene pool of silkworm resources at Southwest University in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality has been confirmed as a national gene pool of the species with the longest history in China, ...

If J.K. Rowling had as much fun writing “The Silkworm” as I did reading it, she had a blast. As the woman who created Harry Potter, Rowling became one of the most famous authors on the planet. But she ...