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 ...

In a new study, Northwestern University researchers have discovered why the role of stretching is so important. By simulating ...

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 ...

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

Scanning electron microscopy images of fibers from engineered spider silk. To validate their computational findings, the Northwestern team used spectroscopy techniques to examine how the protein ...