A microscope image of the hybrid yarn, composed of collagen and synthetic polylactic acid fibers But it’s not made to be a permanent implant – instead, it’s a scaffold to help the patient ...

But their ability to cut their own silk—the toughest natural material—and strong or tough synthetic fibers such as carbon ...

That interest comes from a desire to design better synthetic materials ... protein keratin. The microscope views revealed specific patterns of breakage in the keratin fibers, which are composed ...

Scientists have eyed spider silk as an enticingly sustainable alternative to synthetic fibers, which can release ... glowing red under the fluorescence microscope -- a sign that the gene editing ...

More than half the clothing sold in the United States now is synthetic ... Institute showed us how small the fibers can be; some are only visible with a microscope. Sutton's research found ...

If you have a magnifying glass, cell phone with a camera, or microscope, try getting really close-up ... Credit: Sandy Roberts, using images from Canva By comparison, synthetic fibers are extruded, ...

When Mi observed the silkworms’ eyes flashing red under the fluorescence microscope—an indication that ... modified silkworms that manufacture spider silk fibers from both natural and synthetic amino ...