For centuries, Thailand has produced premium silk fabrics. Now, researchers in Bangkok have found another use for the fiber: ...

The artificial silk threads, while still soft and gummy are then stretched on drums or reels and dried, during which process they take on the beautiful luster so eagerly sought for by silk ...

Silk craft villages have dotted Vietnam for hundreds of years. They make silk by hand in a tedious, 30-step process. Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly ...

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has developed transgenic silkworms to produce spider silk in commercial quantities.

is where this spider silk discovery from the Rensselaer researchers comes in. The result? A sustainable process that simultaneously eliminates plastic and creates a strong, protein-packed new ...

Since the bagworm silk fiber production process doesn’t emit carbon dioxide, Kowa plans to sell the textile as an eco-friendly material to automobile, aircraft and smartphone manufacturers.

“We need to make sure that the silk production process is as stable as possible and consistent in every batch,” says Ratanavaraporn. Regulatory approval is another barrier to taking novel ...