Have you ever wondered why a tiny pinch of saffron costs more than most spices you'll find in your kitchen? Let's be real, ...

Dragline silk or major ampullate (MA) silk, the part of a spider's web that forms the main frame and spokes, is one of the ...

By Karen TaylorThe famed silk roads, which connected ancient China to the rest of the world, were not so named until many years later, by German geographer Richthofen in the 1800s who reflected on the ...

The newly secured acreage will provide a reliable and strategically positioned source of high-quality mulberry leaf, an essential input for maintaining production throughput and improved logistics.

Staff member Meng Xiaochou (right) introduces to her colleague Chen Yanlu a relic she restored years ago at the Suzhou Silk Museum. [PHOTO/XINHUA] NANJING — A growing number of visitors are flocking ...

Aether Biomachines use an AI process to identify novel materials, then build them with biotechnology. They are the first ...

BENGALURU: Karnataka, India’s largest silk producer, will have another feather in its cap. The country’s first silk museum will be established in Mysuru, which is famous for its silk sarees. The ...

The afternoon sun glinted off the glass as Nasrin and Farzana stepped into a silk showroom in Sapura, Rajshahi. Inside, shelves overflowed with vibrant sarees, scarves, and panjabis. Running her ...

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 ...

The use of automated reeling equipment allows Kraig Labs to fine-tune and adapt the reeling process specifically for the unique properties of spider silk, compared to traditional silkworm silk. By ...

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