From making parachutes to building scuba tanks, the arachnids have come up with some fascinating creations Shi En Kim | Reporter Spider silk is more than just a web for snaring prey. Gustavo Forster ...

Scientists developed a method to make silk-based materials that refuse to stick to water, or almost anything else containing water. Molded into forms like plastic, or coated onto surfaces as a film, ...

Spiderwebs rarely make a good first impression. Even if you aren't one of the insects they're designed to capture, a sudden coating of silk on your face can be annoying, and possibly alarming if you ...

The sumptuous craft was introduced along the country’s trade routes centuries ago. Even now, links to this delicate tradition still remain. By Esi Edugyan 1. TBILISI RISES OUT of the steep banks of ...

Researchers at Tufts University have developed a method to make silk-based materials that refuse to stick to water, or almost anything else containing water for that matter. In fact, the modified silk ...