"Romance of Silk" (1955) explores the rich history and intricate process of silk production in Japan. It highlights the dedication of farmers who cultivate mulberry trees to feed silk worms, ...

Computational analysis provides new insights into silk's mechanical properties that was unavailable experimentally ...

Spider silk, already known for its exceptional strength, reveals an astonishing manufacturing process. Researchers have discovered that stretching plays a key role in the solidity of these natural ...

Made from premium mulberry silk, the fabric undergoes a complex, laborintensive production process that includes repetitive dyeing with natural plant extracts, sun-drying, and coating with river mud.

Aston Martin's Vanquish Volante, the most powerful convertible on the road, made its global debut, though some buyers got an ...

Scientists develop strong, flexible carbon nanotube fibers that retain energy storage capacity and conductivity after bending ...

His Canadian firm New Protein International is currently constructing Canada's first soy protein manufacturing plant in ...

Printed circuit boards were once so simple. One or two layers of copper etched on a rectangular fiberglass substrate, with a ...

Vintage fashion is everywhere, but amid the obsession, the question remains: what, precisely, makes something vintage?

The H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award is in the final stretch, presenting the 20 finalists that the expert platform select ...

For Allied POWs during World War II, Monopoly® games came equipped with real-life "get out of jail free" cards. During World War II, the British secret service hatched a master plan to smuggle escape ...