Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 21:31
A researcher has made a material by combining spider`s silk and carbon nanotubes that can be used as carbon nanotubes.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 21:44
Scientists in the United States said Tuesday they had coated spider silk with carbon nanotubes, creating a fibre that is not only super-strong but also conducts electricity.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 11:57
A Japanese company has developed a synthetic protein based on spider silk and plans to use it to mass-produce a highly resistant and flexible fiber in the near future.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 15:55
Scientists at Arizona State University are on the brink of understanding what makes the spider`s spun fibre - weight for weight - at least five times as strong as piano wire.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 21:07
It may not be far away when human skin could resist a speeding bullet.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 18:18
Scientists have genetically engineered silkworms to make artificial spider silk, a breakthrough that could lead to the development of stronger fibres for textiles, bandages.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 13:54
Researchers have successfully produced transgenic silkworms capable of spinning artificial spider silks.
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