Researchers at Tufts University have now developed silk-based inks containing bacteria-sensing agents that can withstand the rigors of inkjet printing, opening the door much wider for printing ...

Scientists say spider silk could teach us how to replace plastic Plastic pollution is destroying the planet; spiders may be able to save us with the secrets of their webs. By Matthew Rozsa.

Robotic arms have been around for years, 3D printers have been around for decades, and we've even seen 3D printers attached to robotic arms before. But ...

Printing plastic webs to protect the cellphone screens of the future ... similar to silk proteins," researcher Gosselin explains. In an article published in 2015, ...

Scientists have invented a cling film-like food wrap made from silk that can preserve fruit for more than a week, as a natural, biodegradeable alternative to plastic.

Doctors save little boy's life by 3D printing tiny plastic airway for him in world first. Kaiba Gionfriddo was born with a defect that caused his airway to keep collapsing; Doctors told his ...

In a lab in Princeton, New Jersey, the company’s researchers are testing spider-like robots that extrude not silk but plastic, thanks to portable 3-D printers. The robots can work together ...