Advanced materials science sits at the intersection of biology, chemistry, and engineering. Recombinant spider silk is ...

Spider silk is one of the strongest materials in nature. Because of this, silk has been used in battle to protect warriors ...

Somewhere in Michigan, 10,000 silkworms are spinning the future of supermaterials. They labor in the thick air of a warm, humid warehouse, pulling a sticky white strand from a gland in their face and ...

“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 ...