As part of the MEXT Data Creation and Utilization-type MaTerial R&D project, a recently unveiled a device made up of microchannels that replicates natural silk extraction by mimicking the ...

As the seasons change and the warm breeze of summer begins to take over, our bedding needs often change with it. One question ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Lotus silk is one of the rarest fabrics in the world, produced only in small scale across Cambodia, Myanmar, and, more recently, Vietnam.

If scientists could figure out how to produce enough spider silk, the possibilities would be immense. It could be used in ...

You’ve switched to vegan leather, and all your leggings are made from plastic bottles; but what about silk? This ancient ...