Thanks to Tufts researchers, there’s now a solution that shoots, solidifies and even picks up objects. Alas, you can’t use it to swing between buildings.

Comics and science have officially collided in the real world, as Marco Lo Presti has inadvertently brought Spider-Man’s web-slinging to life.

Silk fibroin derived from silk moths is used to create nonstick surfaces with properties that surpass commercially available nonstick surfaces Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Endemic to Africa and Asia, the spongy moth was first introduced to the U.S. in 1869 by scientist Leopold Trouvelot, who wanted to use them for silk production. This insect plague “could have a ...

Pharmaceutical giant Kowa Co. said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae. In its Nov. 20 announcement ...

This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...

MOSCOW, December 14. /TASS/. Researchers from the Siberian Federal University, the Krasnoyarsk Research Center from the RAS Siberian Branch, and the Center of Forest Protection of the Krasnoyarsk ...

The silk adhesive was created from moth cocoons which are boiled in solution and broken down into proteins called fibroin. The silk fibroin solution can be extruded through needles to form a ...