Simulations showed that stretching aligns protein chains and increases hydrogen bonds, which act like tiny bridges between ...

Computational analysis provides new insights into silk's mechanical properties that was unavailable experimentally ...

"Spiders perform the drawing process naturally," said Northwestern researcher Jacob Graham, the study's first author. "When ...

“Spiders perform the drawing process naturally,” said Northwestern Jacob Graham, the study’s first author. “When they spin silk out of their silk gland, spiders use their hind legs to grab the fiber ...