The secrets behind the mighty strength of silk could be unravelled by neutron-scattering experiments being carried out in France. Early results have revealed that silk worms spin their silky threads ...

Yes, Lancaster County once had a thriving silkworm farming industry. Yes, Lancaster County once had the largest single silk-weaving mill in the United States. No, the two did not work together. They ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB) ("Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a world leader in spider silk technology*, today announced that it is ...

At ‘The Thai Silk Company’, Jim Thompson blends heritage with modernity in craftsmanship. Image Courtesy of Jim Thompson Today, there are only a handful of names in the contemporary world of textiles ...

Silk is a naturally occurring fiber that silkworms use to make their protective cocoons. Most silk is produced for the luxury textiles market, although it has medical applications as well. This ...

New research demonstrates procedures to harvest and process synthetic spider silk from bacteria. The procedure revolutionizes the spider silk purification process by standardizing a key step known as ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Ann Arbor-based Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., which ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a world leader in spider silk technology*, today announced the recent ...

Breakthrough hybrid line continues to demonstrate superior resilience and scalability as the Company advances major production expansion initiativesANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...

The idea of using spider silk for doing more than catching insects is fact, not fiction. Spider silk is incredibly strong (with 10 times the tensile strength of steel) and has multiple uses from body ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB) ("the Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a world leader in spider silk technology*, is pleased to provide an ...