When choosing a fabric to make a homemade face mask to protect against the novel coronavirus, silk is better than cotton, namely when used in conjunction with a respirator, according to a new study ...

Since I was a small boy, silk fabric has always made me feel “safe.” I remember wearing tights in the bathroom in front of ...

There are several factors that can influence the quality of your sleep—even design details like curtains, bedroom lighting, and the bedding you pick out. I, unfortunately, am someone who is prone to ...

From Issue Six of Gear Patrol Magazine. Discounted domestic shipping + 15% off in the GP store for new subscribers. Long live spiders. Or more accurately, longlivespiders. That’s the password to gain ...

Tougher than steel, lighter than cotton, and stubbornly elusive to produce. For decades, spider silk has been the material science has long promised but never quite delivered at scale. Now, a Michigan ...

Researchers discuss the properties of silk and recent and future applications of the material. It has been used in drug delivery and is ideal for wearable and implantable health monitoring sensors.

Vegan silk is a fabric that marries tradition with modern sensibility, romance with practicality, and style with conscience.

If you’ve ever woken up with tangled, frizzy hair and lines across your face after a night of tossing and turning, you may not know that the fabric you sleep on plays a huge factor. In fact, the right ...

Since I was a small boy, silk fabric has always made me feel “safe.” I remember wearing tights in the bathroom in front of ...

If you're someone who keeps track of viral videos, you would, by no means, have missed the clip of women queuing outside a store in Bengaluru at 4 am for a Mysore silk saree. But what's causing the ...

Engineers have created an environmentally friendly leather alternative made from silk. The material can be printed into different patterns and textures, has similar physical properties to real leather ...