These researchers are not related to Spiderman. Nevertheless, a group of scientists has produced an ultra-tough polymer fiber directly inspired by spiders. Their project involves making ...

Whether you are a fan of spiders or terrified of them, you can’t help but admire their ability to make webs. These fascinating and unique structures are incredible feats of engineering that combine ...

(Nanowerk News) AMSilk, a spin-off of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), has produced the world's first artificial silk fiber that is entirely made of recombinant spider silk proteins. The ...

For the first time anywhere, scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and from Germany have succeeded in producing self-assembled spider web fibers under laboratory conditions, outside of ...

The war that began following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has now entered its 3 years and 10 months, with new battlefield patterns unique to modern warfare—unseen in the past—being repeatedly ...

Every year Halloween enthusiasts adorn their homes with synthetic cobwebs. But humans aren’t the only creatures who decorate their abodes. Spiders bedeck their webs with “stabilimenta”—various woven ...