Mar. 7, 2025 — When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the protein chains within the fibers to align and the number of ...

Spider-Man 4 will be a "fresh start" for Peter Parker, according to star Tom Holland, so forget everything you know about the character and get ready for a brand-new MCU adventure. The film, which ...

This work could contribute to efforts to optimise synthetic silk production and validate the importance of computational methods, alongside experimental research, in designing silk inspired materials ...

"By decoding the molecular structure of velvet worm slime, we're now one step closer to replicating that efficiency for the materials we use every day." Velvet worms, small caterpillar-like ...

Spider-Man is one of the few Marvel heroes with a supporting cast and rogues gallery wide enough to support an entire cinematic universe. Or so execs at Sony thought when they launched their ...

Although researchers have created a “recipe” for artificial spider silk, the mechanics of how spinning enhances its strength remain unclear. To address this, Keten and Graham developed a computational ...

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Conservation charities have accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of making "misleading" claims that rare spiders had stopped a new town from being built. Sir Keir has spoken about what he ...

This study, conducted by a team from Northwestern University, combines computer modeling and laboratory experiments to understand how stretching transforms the molecular structure of silk. The results ...

Mysuru: With Ugadi round the corner and Ramzan festivities underway, women from Mysuru city, surrounding taluks and villages flocked to the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) premises on ...