A Jilin University team has reported a novel strategy using pressure engineering to identify the organic–inorganic ...

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 ...

Previous research has primarily focused on the impact of hydrogen bonding interactions in hybrid perovskites on the material's photophysical properties.” said Guanjun Xiao, who led the research. “The ...

Stretching spider silk aligns its proteins and strengthens fibers, a new study suggests. This could improve engineered silk ...

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

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 ...

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

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

If the taxpayer-funded Clean Energy Finance Corporation is to continue, its role should be to provide a subsidy in areas when ...