Professor Razal said: "Ben and Martin challenged the norm by creating silk fibres in a laboratory setting. They wet spun a cocktail of solubilised, non-separated silk components that mimic the ...

Silkworm silk is a protein-based fiber with ... "Ben and Martin challenged the norm by creating silk fibers in a laboratory setting," Professor Razal said. "They wet spun a cocktail of solubilized ...

Dr. Ben Allardyce and Ph.D. candidate Mr. Martin Zaki from Deakin's Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) have delivered a world first in next-generation materials research. Silkworm silk is a ...

That said, traditional silk making is far from cruelty free. Silkworms are boiled alive to prevent them from climbing out of ...

In Japan, there is only one region where silk products are made through a complete process from raising silkworms to sewing—Tsuruoka City in Yamagata Prefecture. We spoke with one of the local silk ...

Luoyuan Zhang, 23, collected around 100 silkworm eggs in his native China and grew them for two months as part of his research for a catwalk collection to raise awareness of the silk-making process.

Traditionally an important role for women in the economy of rural regions, silk-making encompasses planting mulberry, raising silkworms, unreeling silk, making thread, and designing and weaving fabric ...

The shrine has deep ties to the silk industry. Once a year, silkworm farmers make offerings of cocoons to express their gratitude. The formal Japanese garden was built by the entrepreneur Hara ...

When we think of domesticated animals, dogs, cats, cattle and horses are the types of animals that come to mind. But ...