Using silk fibers coated with carbon nanotubes, researchers have spun tough, conductive yarn that can be knit or woven into wearable sensors and other electronic devices (Matter 2019, DOI: ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“Kraig Labs” or "the Company"), announces the creation of its first premium yarn combining its ...
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ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University researchers have developed a sustainable way to clean up waterways: reusing one waste product to remove another. Led by assistant professor Larissa Shepherd, the team ...
Silk dhoti producers in the district have stopped production after prices of yarn skyrocketed in the market. They have decided to start production only after yarn prices come down.Silk dhotis are ...
In business, being authentic is often identified with being able to carve out a niche for oneself; in a small silk spinning village in the northeastern province of Surin, locals have learned just that ...
Thailand's silk industry has successfully developed a new eco-friendly material called Eri silk from cassava-fed silkworms. Unlike traditional Thai silk derived from silkworms that eat mulberry leaves ...
India will cease imports of silk yarn from China in yet another economic response against the neighbouring country following a surge in military tensions between the two nations this year. The ...
What an irony that the prized Banarasi silk fabric that not only charmed the US envoy but the whole world is in troubled waters. VARANASI: What an irony that the prized Banarasi silk fabric that not ...
About 5,000 families cultivate silk in Afghanistan -- harvesting silkworm cocoons that are then spun into yarn. Most of these cocoons are exported abroad, with about 40 percent spun into thread in ...
Why do spider webs have zigzag designs? New research reveals how they act like vibration alarms to help the spider sense its ...