Spider silk is widely considered a superfiber, a near magical material with potential medical and military applications. The problem is that cost-effective mass production has eluded scientists for ...

I have never forgotten the day when, while strolling around my college campus many, many years ago, I was catcalled — by a construction worker, no less — for the first time in my life. “Nice panty ...

In most men’s wardrobes, silk resides in the accessories drawer: neckties, scarves, pocket squares. It also makes occasional appearances in formalwear, as the facing on a tuxedo or the glint of a ...

The U.S. Army is upping its investment in genetically engineered spider silk for body armor. Last year, the service paid almost $100,000 to Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, which makes spider silk that ...