Scientists just created a new "super wood" that's stronger than steel
Spider silk has long held the record for being the strongest biomaterial on Earth — but that just changed. Scientists...
Best Made Co. unveils hat made with synthetic spider silk
Following its release in March of the world's first commercially available product made from manmade spider silk—a...
First spider-silk garment to hit the market is this necktie from Bolt Threads
Bolt Threads, a purveyor of synthetic spider silk, has launched the world's first commercially available product...
Researchers are making super-strong spider silk for regenerative medicine
A team of researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid believe they can create regenerative medicine from...
107 Million Spiders Found in 4-Acre Nest at Baltimore Wastewater Plant
If you're afraid of spiders, avert your eyes - a nightmare straight out of Arachnophobia was just discovered in...
The Biomimicry Manual: What Can Paper Wasps Teach Us About 3D Printing?
3D printing is the coolest thing since sliced bread, but what should we print with? This could go horribly wrong...
Scientists Train Genetically Modified E. coli Bacteria to Mass Produce Super Strong Spider's Silk
Spider's silk is such an amazing and versatile substance, it's hard not to get the feeling that Mother Nature intended...
The Biomimicry Manual: That Crafty Green Chemist, the Hagfish
The Hagfish is a jawless, spineless horror, scavenging the ocean floor. Unchanged for the past 300 million years,...
Scientists Discover That Spider Silk Conducts Heat 800 Times Better Than Any Other Organic Material
From violin strings to beautiful golden garments, delicate spider silk is good for much more than trapping delicious...
Scientists Develop Bulletproof Skin Using Goat Milk Spider Silk
We know this sounds insane, but Dutch researchers working with the Forensic Genomics Consortium in the Netherlands...
