Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Friday inaugurated the first silk processing plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat. This would help cut down the cost of production of silk yarn ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("Company" or "Kraig Labs"), the biotechnology company focused on the development and ...

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: ...

Silk producers based in Malda have demanded at least one processing unit be set up in the district and sought arrangements to protect cocoons from which the yarn is made. The demand was raised during ...

A Japanese fibre yarn manufacturing company has joined hands with Surat Art Silk Cloth Manufacturers' Association (SASCMA) to process and develop India's first Bemberg silk fabric, a substitute for ...

From breeding silkworms and spinning yarn to dyeing and weaving fabric, a silk factory reveals all to visitors. Pham Van Cuong was born and raised in Dong Anh District, Hanoi. His house is situated on ...

Making a silk fibre takes a spider only a fraction of a second. However, this amazing process, and the high mechanical strength of native spider silk, is difficult to mimic in artificial systems. Now, ...

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 ...

Designer Erez Nevi Pana has combined cruelty-free ahimsa silk with the baskets commonly used to grow silkworms, to create five tapestries that "expose the beauty in ethical production". The basic ...