Will Silk Worms Help Build Our Future Cities? MIT Media Lab conducts a silk worm-enabled experiment in bio-digital fabrication. Yes, It’s Real: A Bio-Factory That Farms Spider Silk Arachnophobes, ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea – As the morning light poured through large windows, women wearing olive-colored overalls, pink aprons and headscarves stood at stations where silkworms were being boiled. Some ...

Accra, Nov 9, GNA - A silk producing factory at East Legon, Accra needs to grow more worms that would produce cocoons which are reeled into silk yarns to produce silk fabrics. The eggs of the silk ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Silk is a fabulous fabric, but it’s also a material that can do so ...

Chinese scientists have genetically modified silkworms to produce spider silk, creating a fiber six times more durable than Kevlar bulletproof vests. This breakthrough marks the first time silkworms ...