Researchers have engineered a silk fabric that can suppress noise by either generating sound waves that interfere with the noise or by blocking vibrations that are key to the transmission of sound.

Researchers have developed a lightweight fabric from a thin layer of silk with a special fibre sewn into it that, they say, can reduce noise transmission by up to 75 per cent.

The stories behind hit Japanese products, plus top creations for niche markets. This time: ultra-thin silk fabrics and membrane structures.

Researchers from MIT have engineered a special silk fabric so thin it’s barely thicker than a human hair yet powerful enough significantly to reduce noise transmission in large spaces.

These are the best silk pillowcases that feel soft on the skin and keep your hair frizz-free, according to our vetting and testing. Our top picks include options from Fishers Finery, Quince and Slip.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Lotus silk is one of the rarest fabrics in the world, produced only in small scale across Cambodia, Myanmar, and, more recently, Vietnam. This ...

Researchers developed a silk fabric, which is barely thicker than a human hair, that can suppress unwanted noise and reduce noise transmission in a large room.

This new textile could provide at least a little relief. It uses a process called radiative cooling, which describes how objects cool down by radiating thermal energy into their surroundings ...

This healing silk 'microchip' could be implanted under the skin. Courtesy Fiorenzo Omenetto Imagine a thin, centimeter-long square of silk – a bit like a tiny stamp.

Today demand for Japanese silk has fallen due to cheaper silk from other countries and synthetic fabrics, but the town of Kawamata in Fukushima Prefecture—one of Japan’s silk centers—is ...

an ultra-thin silk fabric embedded with a special, piezoelectric fibre that can vibrate to cancel out noise in a room. If made into drapery, the researchers say it could block noise from adjacent ...

Silk may be thousands of years old but in the future it could revolutionize science. We take a look at some alternative uses.