Consumers accustomed to synthetic materials like polyester expect ... a thread thick enough to weave into fabric. One yard of silk fabric costs approximately $100. What makes it worth the cost?

While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making useful drag line fibers has proved a daunting challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Japan and Hong Kong are closer ...

Today, the textile industry is witnessing a new kind of synthetic revolution ... For example, synthesizing the silk protein is just the first step towards making a fabric. Developers need to then spin ...