Bagworm moth silk developed into eco-friendly, strong textile
Pharmaceutical giant Kowa Co. said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the ...
standardmedia.co.ke9 年
I abandoned maize for silk worm farming
The worms provide raw materials used for making silk thread. - [PHOTO/CHRISPEN SECHERE/STANDARD] After maize farming proved futile, some farmers from Kakamega County are thinking outside the box.
Business Insider2 年
This Is How 3 Of The Most Expensive Silks Are Made
Unlike worm silk, each thread of lotus silk starts with the stem of the lotus flower, and every single thread must be extracted by hand. Each stem contains a minuscule amount of thin stick fibers ...
Nature5 年
What's your diagnosis? Thread-like Worms in the Abdominal Cavity of a Squirrel Monkey
Do the worms pose a hazard to other monkeys or humans? Figure 1: Exposed abdominal cavity of an 8-year-old laboratory-housed, wild-caught, female squirrel monkey showing long, thread-like white ...
The Statesman on MSN1 天
Odisha’s cruelty-free silk grabs spotlight at India International Trade Fair
Usually, the cocoon carrying the live worm inside it is boiled in water before extracting the fibres. But in ‘Karuna Silk’ ...
Business Insider6 年
The amount of work that goes into creating silk makes it so expensive
After 45 days of munching and growing, the worms are ready to mature ... Filaments are joined to create a thread thick enough to weave into fabric. One yard of silk fabric costs approximately ...
Time13 天
Foreign News: Worms’ Turn
U.S. Military Government silk experts were keeping a paternal eye on a new cloth developed by a farmer in Nagano prefecture, but the Nagano worm seemed unwilling to recognize the vital ...