Biology
The secret of spider silk
French scientists have learned about the natural properties of spider silk fibers, especially in terms of strength and torsion. They studied why a spider clinging to a t…
Spider Silk
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Spider Silk.
Topic archive
Articles about Spider Silk
61 published items.
Animal world
See the silk spider, you will have to recognize this is a great architect of the animal world
With only 4 minutes, you will be watching
Animal world
Spiders can release silk to neutralize prey
Without waiting for the trap to fall, Gnaphosid spiders choose a direct projectile to control the target.
Animal world
Spider 'artist' traps prey with light
The cross shape, zigzag shape or twisted shape on the spider web has long been confusing to observers. New research on spiders Australia found that those seemingly usele…
Videos
One time reporter is up to 25m long, super spider is real?
Do you believe spiders can spread silk strips 25m long, like a bridge across a river? - This rough-looking spider species does so.
Videos
Video: Giant spider web covers the whole field in New Zealand
Visitors discovered a field covered with fine mesh created by thousands of small spiders in New Zealand.
Videos
Video: How to clean up the silk inside a spider?
How to harvest spider silk? Definitely not able to take silk from the spider web ...
Medicine - Health
Preparing vaccines based on ... spider silk
A new study has shown that from spider silk, one can develop a method to help get vaccines straight to white blood cells in the body.
Medicine - Health
New research: using spider silk will help treat fractures effectively
University biologists. Connecticut, USA has successfully developed a new method, using proteins from spider silk to make biodegradable binders.
Science invention
Inventing shock for aircraft thanks to ... snail teeth
Spider silk has long been considered the strongest natural material. However, the new champion was discovered, that is the sea snail and its teeth.
Science invention
Photovoltaic cells are thinner than spider silk
Austrian and Japanese experts have just announced a new invention: photovoltaic cells are thinner than spider silk and tough enough to bend around a human hair.
New technology
Producing artificial spider silk lighter than cotton, more durable than steel
This work was done by a team at Washington University (Saint Louis, Missouri, USA) using bacteria to synthesize spider silk proteins.
New technology
Bulletproof vests will be made of spider silk
American chemists from the Air Force Research Laboratory and Purdue University reported their new military invention. It was a bulletproof vest based on spider silk.
New technology
New generation artificial spider silk: more durable than steel and 98% made from water
Spider silk is stronger than steel and harder than Kevlar, but successfully building on a large scale in the laboratory is still an obsession for scientists for decades.