When a spider gets scared and drops down on a line, it releases a liquid stored in a little gland inside its abdomen that is spun as its dropping, instantly turning into a fibre. This fibre, known as ...

Bolt Threads, a company founded in 2009 to create the next generation of advanced materials, announced a multi-project collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks. Bolt hopes to optimize the production ...

Biotech startups Bolt Threads, Ecovative and Zvnder have discovered how to make the most of mycelium — creating high-quality, sustainable versions of ubiquitous ...

EMERYVILLE — Clothing and spiders go all the way back to Greek mythology, in which the arrogant weaver Arachne is turned into a spider by the goddess Athena after challenging her to a weaving ...