Stretching spider silk aligns its proteins and strengthens fibers, a new study suggests. This could improve engineered silk ...

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 ...

“Spiders perform the drawing process naturally,” said Northwestern ... a large spider with a spectacularly strong web. Despite developing this “recipe” for spider silk, researchers still ...