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.

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

These sticky fibers, created at the Tufts University Silklab, come from silk moth cocoons, which are boiled in solution and broken down into their building block proteins called fibroin.