Spider silk is a truly remarkable material: it's tougher than Kevlar, strong as steel, lighter than carbon fiber, and can be stretched 40 percent beyond its original length without breaking. Now, ...

YAMAGATA, Japan, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Spiber Inc., a pioneer in man-made protein fiber produced using a precision fermentation process, has launched a new collaboration with JNBY Group, one ...

Most people wouldn’t pay $230 for a T-shirt or $1,375 for a parka. But when the North Face Japan put a limited number of these items on the market in 2019, they quickly sold out. The reason: they were ...

The next feat to spin out of Pangaia’s laboratory is a limited-run sweatshirt made partly with brewed proteins. Launched Tuesday, the capsule ushers in a new multiyear partnership between Pangaia and ...

Spiber is respinning its web, making space for the baker's dozen new members to the protein brewer's circularity-centric ...

A typical waterproof winter jacket is made with nylon—a material that, like other plastics, is made from petroleum. But a new limited-edition jacket from The North Face Japan uses something called ...

A new sweater from the Japan-based companies Goldwin and Spiber looks like it’s made from wool. But the yarn partially came from a bioreactor, not a sheep. The new material—named “Brewed Protein”—is ...

The partnership between Spiber and Pangaia Lab was born through a mutual mission to find bio-based alternatives to fossil fuel and animal-derived fibres. Spiber’s Brewed Protein materials are made ...

YAMAGATA, Japan, June 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Spiber, a pioneer in man-made protein fibre (ISO 2076), produced using cutting-edge fermentation technology, is proud to announce its new partnerships ...

Five times stronger than steel, spider silk’s unique qualities were recognized by the Ancient Greeks — and more recently, scientists have looked at applications from medicine to engineering. Now, one ...

The North Face Moon Parka is made with silk proteins produced by engineered bacteria. It marks a shift at the intersection of fashion and biology, where sustainability and high-performance are no ...