When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the protein chains within the fibers to align and the number of hydrogen bonds ...

Two decades on from the first reported covalent organic frameworks, Nina Notman investigates what their future holds ...

By Michelle Spear Shimmering, wobbling and painstakingly prepared, jelly was a staple of elite Victorian dining tables. But ...

When spiders spin their webs, they use their hind legs to pull silk threads from their spinnerets. This pulling action doesn't just help the spider release the silk, it's also a crucial step in ...

Spiders don’t just spin webs—they engineer them. By stretching their silk as they spin, spiders strengthen the fibers at the ...

Iron can form compounds with helium at pressures as low as 5GPa – about 50,000 atmospheres – researchers in Japan report.

The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...

Spider silk, already known for its exceptional strength, reveals an astonishing manufacturing process. Researchers have ...

When spiders spin their webs, they use their hind legs to pull silk threads from their spinnerets. This pulling action doesn't just help the spider ...

Spider silk is one of the most fascinating natural materials known to humans. It is more flexible than rubber yet tougher ...