Oxford Silk Group

27/06/2016

Closer research into the mechanisms of the vibrations through webs reveals possible applications:
http://ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/closer-look-at-spider-signal-threads-could-lead-to-advances-in-remote-sensing-technology

24/06/2016

Is Spider-man a plausible concept?

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/oxford-university-professor-fritz-vollrath-light-heartedly-examines-plausibility-spider-man-1532608

Vollrath took a tongue-in-cheek look at the popular comic book character.

23/06/2016

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36598665 Latest update: Watch as violinist Johanna Burnheart plays and designer Luca Alessandrini explains further.

A violin made using spiders' silk has been developed at Imperial College London

22/06/2016

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_21-6-2016-11-31-18
A new and innovative use of the spider silk's vibration transmitting properties

12/06/2016

Can we make a material that behaves like spider silk? This exhibit is part of the 2016 Summer Science Exhibition at the Royal Society.

12/06/2016

Can we make a material that behaves like spider silk? Naturally strong and energy efficient; spider silk is informing the creation of sustainable and biocomp...