By adding chitosan and borate buffer, the researchers were also able to enhance the fibers’ strength and adhesiveness. This ...

It’s straight out of a comic book: a shot of liquid silk quickly hardens into a sticky, strong fiber that can lift objects 80 ...

As a result of the work, the technology can pick up objects more than 80 times their own weight. Lo Presti said: “If you look ...

The stream of liquid silk quickly turns to a strong fiber that sticks to and lifts objects - although not yet villains.

Tufts University researchers have created a web-slinging material that solidifies mid-air, lifting objects up to 80 times its ...

Researchers at Tufts University’s Silklab have developed a silk-based sticky fluid that instantly turns into a fibrous material when ejected, evoking the gravity-defying, web-slinging powers of the ...

Researchers at Tufts University have developed a new technology making Spider-Man’s web-slinging a reality. The device can ...

The sticky fibers are produced at the Tufts University Silklab, using silk from moth cocoons. These cocoons are boiled in a ...

Researchers have developed a method that turns silk moth cocoons into a shootable, sticky protein solution that works ...

Every kid who has read a comic book or watched a Spider-Man movie has tried to imagine what it would be like to shoot a web ...

Inspired by the fantastical abilities of comic book superheroes, researchers at Tufts University have developed a real-life ...