It already exists in the natural world. Now, thanks to breakthroughs in genetic engineering, scientists have created ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Move over, mycelium. The new year is kicking off with a new next-gen material in mind: the queen of fibers. Silk is one of the ...

Spider silk is often touted as some of the strongest material on Earth: According to some calculations, it can be up to five times stronger than steel cable of similar weight—though that comparison is ...

“Silk: A World History” describes the unique qualities of silk that make it a sustainable material with a wide variety of applications. The following is an excerpt from Silk: A World History by ...

Individual silk protein molecules, or “silk fibroins” (blue), are deposited on a graphene surface surrounded by water (green and red spheres) and grow into an atomically precise two-dimensional (2D) ...