Scientists have discovered that it may be possible to use spider silk to create muscles and actuators for robots.
A vast stretch of vegetation next to Aitoliko Lagoon has become hidden beneath a huge mass of spider silk.
A researcher in Japan has managed to spin a set of violin strings out of the silk from a spider.
Scientists have succeeded in breeding goats capable of producing spider silk proteins in their milk.
Scientists have found that adding small amounts of metal such as zinc or titanium to a length of spider silk makes it a ...