Spider silk, already known for its exceptional ... experiments to understand how stretching transforms the molecular structure of silk. The results could lead to innovations in the design of ...

Other molecular constituents found in spider silk ... into a fibre with a multilevel structure on the nanolevel. As the silk dope travels along the long ducts within the spider, it undergoes ...

By simulating spider silk in ... changes fiber structure and strength. To tackle this open-ended question, Keten and Graham developed a computational model to simulate the molecular dynamics ...

By simulating spider silk in ... changes fiber structure and strength. To tackle this open-ended question, Keten and Graham developed a computational model to simulate the molecular dynamics ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Researchers don’t know enough about spider silk structure and composition to understand why it possesses such superior mechanical properties. For ...

Study led by Oxford University found that spider ... When a silk thread is plucked like a guitar string, the sound it makes carries information about prey, mates and the structure of a web to ...

Spider silk, already known for its exceptional strength ... combines computer modeling and laboratory experiments to understand how stretching transforms the molecular structure of silk. The results ...

Understanding how the stretching process strengthens spider silk is a key ... process changes fiber structure and strength. To tackle this open-ended question, Keten and Graham developed a ...