SPIDER SILK! This kid is trusting his life to a flimsy ... you can make lightweight clothing that would be stronger than Kevlar." So when you really think about it the most unrealistic thing ...

While this new material draws comparisons to Spider-Man’s web-slinging, the researchers worked with silk from silkworms — ...

This homemade, glistening material has some spidey strength of its own. Spider silk is tougher than Kevlar, more flexible than nylon, and thinner than a single strand of human hair, making this ...

While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making useful drag line fibers has proved a daunting challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Japan and Hong Kong are closer ...

In this case, we’re talking about genetically modified yeast that produces spider silk. If that sounds like a lead-in to some Spiderman jokes and sci-fi references, you are correct on both accounts.

But developing such fibres with the stiffness, elasticity and adhesive properties of spider silk has been a challenge – until now, researchers at Tufts University say. Silk solution solidifies ...

Spider silk, utilized by the protagonist in the movie ... Spiber released a limited number of T-shirts, sweaters and outdoor jackets for sale. But the price tag of 150,000 yen ($1,315) for ...

Spider silk is tougher than Kevlar ... and even as biofabrics for things like bulletproof clothes. So scientists can continue to learn from cloning spider silks and designing the proteins knowing ...