The world's earliest computer was a silk loom built in China over two millennia ago, according to a claim made by China's ...

Spiders and some insects use silk to build strong webs and spin cocoons, and now scientists have figured out how to use the material for something even more amazing: electronic computer chips. Many ...

Spider silk is one of the more extraordinary materials known to science. The protein fiber, spun by spiders to make webs, is stronger than almost anything that humans can make. The dragline silk ...

The play Silk tells the story of a Frenchman who travels to Japan in search of silkworm eggs and becomes enamored with a concubine. Though the two never speak or touch, strong feelings develop between ...

Powerloom owners in Salem district have sought permission from the state government to weave pure silk saris on powerlooms. SALEM: Powerloom owners in Salem district have sought permission from the ...

India is the biggest consumer of silk and the second largest producer of it. The silk industry must thank the women of India for their eternal love for the fibre as saris remain the biggest drivers of ...

When Martha Capwell-Fox helps kick off the Silk Celebration Sunday evening at the National Canal Museum at Easton’s Two Rivers Landing, it will be both local history and family history she celebrates.